ArticleBMC ophthalmology2023
Association between whole-grain intake and myopia in chinese children: a cross-sectional epidemiological study.
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- Association Between Dietary Patterns and Myopia Among Children and Adolescents: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Causal relationship between multiple types of food intake and myopia: a Mendelian randomization study.International journal of ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Association between dietary inflammatory index and adolescent myopia based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Interdependence of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Myopia.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Correlation analysis of myopia and dietary factors among primary and secondary school students in Shenyang, China.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Personalizing Nutrition Strategies: Bridging Research and Public Health.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- The influence of the environment and lifestyle on myopia.Journal of physiological anthropology · 2024Review
- Nutritional intake, environmental factors, and their impact on myopia prevalence in Korean children aged 5-12 years.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- Association of dietary inflammatory index and refractive status in American adolescents: NHANES 1999-2008.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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- Association between dietary nutrient intake and prevalence of myopia in Korean adolescents: evidence from the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundNutritional status influences the growth and development of the eyes. However, there are few studies on the association between diet, especially whole grains (WG) consumption, and myopia. The study aimed to evaluate the association between WG intake and myopia prevalence among primary school-age children in China.
methodsThis cross-sectional epidemiological study conducted between November 2019 and December 2019 included 586 children, aged 6-12 years, attending primary school in Binhai district, Tianjin, China. Ophthalmologic examinations and optometric cycloplegic refraction measurements were conducted. Information was collected on known risks and protective factors for myopia and the consumption of WGs, vegetables, and fruits. This association between the probability of myopia and the proportion of WG consumption (WG proportion was calculated as the mean intake from WG sources divided by total grain intake), adjusted for protective and risk factors, was analysed using crude and multivariable logistic regression.
resultsAmong the study participants, 226/586 (38.57%) children had myopia in at least one eye. WG intake was inversely correlated with the prevalence of myopia. Furthermore, in the multivariate analysis, WG intake of > 50% was identified as a protective factor against myopia after subsequent adjustment for children's age, sex, parental myopia, near-work activity, screen time, reading and writing habits, visual fatigue, outdoor time, and classroom light environment (all P < 0.05).
conclusionWG intake (> 50%) was an independent protective factor against myopia. Modifying the form of grains consumed (whole versus refined) could be one of the targets of future public health measures.
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