SynthesisDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2020
Dietary fibre intake in childhood or adolescence and subsequent health outcomes: A systematic review of prospective observational studies.
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- Maternal macronutrient intake and gestational diabetes: systematic review of prospective observational studies and dose-response meta-analyses.BMC medicine · 2026Pooled it
- [WHO guideline on carbohydrate intake for adults and children].Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2024Guideline
- Proton pump inhibitor use: systematic review of global trends and practices.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- Dietary fibre intake in childhood or adolescence and subsequent health outcomes: A systematic review of prospective observational studies.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2020Pooled it
- Is there an association between dietary fiber intake, screen time, and physical activity among students aged 14 to 17 years?-a cross-sectional study.Translational pediatrics · 2026Article
- Macronutrient intake in infancy and cardiometabolic health in preschool children from the EDEN mother-child cohort.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Hidden Hunger in Pediatric Obesity: Redefining Malnutrition Through Macronutrient Quality and Micronutrient Deficiency.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Ultra-Processed Foods and Nutritional Intake of Children and Adolescents from Cantagalo, São Tomé and Príncipe.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Identifying barriers and facilitators to increase fibre intakes in UK primary school children and exploring the acceptability of intervention components: a UK qualitative study.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Cereals and cereal products - a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023.Food & nutrition research · 2024Article
- Dietary fibre in relation to lung function and respiratory symptoms from childhood to adulthood.ERJ open research · 2023Article
- Dietary fiber and growth, iron status and bowel function in children 0-5 years old: a systematic review.Food & nutrition research · 2023Review
- Dietary fiber - a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023.Food & nutrition research · 2023Article
- Incremental monounsaturated to saturated fat ratio and fibre consumption is associated with a reduction in a composite score of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors: Prospective results from the Moli-sani study.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Article
- Dietary fibre in relation to asthma, allergic rhinitis and sensitization from childhood up to adulthood.Clinical and translational allergy · 2022Article
- Nutritional Strategies for Childhood Obesity Prevention.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Going with the grain: Fiber, cognition, and the microbiota-gut-brain-axis.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2021Review
- Lifestyle, inadequate environments in childhood and their effects on adult cardiovascular health.Jornal de pediatriaReview
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Abstract
aimTo determine whether higher fibre intakes during childhood or adolescence effect a broad range of intermediate markers of cardiometabolic risk or other health related issues. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe used online searches up to January 2020 and manual searches to identify prospective observational studies reporting on childhood or adolescent intakes of dietary fibre, vegetables, fruit and refined or whole grains. Outcomes measured later in life were body weight, blood lipids, blood pressure, glycaemia, bone health, cognition, growth and bowel habits. Potential age-specific ranges for dietary fibre were extrapolated from published adult data.
resultsWe identified 45 publications reporting on 44 354 participants from 30 cohort studies. Mean age at dietary assessment varied from 1 to 19.3 years. Follow-up duration varied from 4 months to 27 years. Although well-conducted studies reported improvements in body weight, blood lipids and glycaemia, the diverse nature of studies precluded meta analysis. The quality of evidence was very low to low given the limited data available per outcome and the inability to synthesize results from multiple studies. Potential dietary fibre intake begins at 13-16 g a day for 2-year-olds and increases until the age of 10 years, when values are comparable with an adult range of 25-30 g a day.
conclusionsGiven the inconsistency in findings from cohort studies other than an absence of detrimental effects, it seems appropriate that recommendations regarding childhood fibre intake are extrapolated from relevant adult data.
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