ArticlePublic health nutrition2020
Young adult nutrition and weight correlates of picky eating during childhood.
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- Impact of Dietary Coparenting and Parenting Strategies on Picky Eating Behaviors in Young Children.Nutrients · 2024Article
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- Picky Eating Is Associated with Lower Nutrient Intakes from Children's Home-Packed School Lunches.Nutrients · 2021Observational
- Eating Habits and Their Association with Weight Status in Chinese School-Age Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify whether picky eating during childhood is associated with dietary intake, weight status and disordered eating behaviour during young adulthood.
designA population-based study using data from young adults who responded online or by mail to the third wave of the Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults) study in 2008-2009. Participants retrospectively reported the extent to which they were a picky eater in childhood, sociodemographic characteristics, disordered eating behaviours, usual dietary intake, and weight and height.
settingParticipants were initially recruited in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota, USA, in 1998-1999.
participantsThe analytic sample included 2275 young adults (55 % female, 48 % non-Hispanic White, mean age 25·3 (sd 1·6) years).
resultsYoung adults who reported picky eating in childhood were found to currently have lower intakes of fruit, vegetables and whole grains, and more frequent intakes of snack foods, sugar-sweetened beverages and foods from fast-food restaurants. No associations were observed between picky eating in childhood and young adults' weight status, use of weight-control strategies or report of binge eating.
conclusionsWhile young adults who report picky eating during childhood are not at higher risk for disordered eating, those who were picky eaters tend to have less healthy dietary intake. Food preferences and dietary habits established by picky eaters during childhood may persist into adulthood.
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