ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2023
Dietary nutrient patterns among preschool children aged 3-6 and the correlation with being overweight and obese.
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the dietary nutrient patterns in preschool children aged 3-6 years old, and analyze the relationship between the dietary nutrients and being overweight or obese.
methodsA stratified cluster sampling method was used to select 19,529 preschool children aged 3-6 from 62 kindergartens in Jiashan County of Zhejiang Province. To evaluate the overweight and obesity rates in the included children, body mass index (BMI) of all the children were analyzed using the BMI-for-age method and the weight-for-height method recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). The dietary nutrient patterns of the preschool children were obtained by survey of food frequency and dietary reviews.
resultsThe intake of meat from livestock and poultry among overweight and obese children increased significantly at different ages. Moreover, there were significant differences observed between normal-weight and overweight/obese children with regard to the consumption of grain, eggs, milk, vegetables, potatoes, livestock, poultry, fish and shrimp, legumes, fruits and oils (all P<0.05). Generally, children in the overweight or obese group consumed higher amounts of food than recommended, whereas normal-weight children tended to meet the recommended levels for protein, fat and carbohydrate intake. In addition, overweight and obese children tended to consume higher levels of various dietary nutrients compared to the normal-weight children, with statistical differences observed (all P<0.05). Children with a normal physique showed higher intake of milk and vegetables compared to the overweight/obese ones, with statistical differences observed between the two groups (all P<0.05). Meanwhile, overweight children tended to consume relatively high amounts of grains and fruits, although no statistical difference was identified. Obese children had a relatively high intake of eggs, fish and shrimp, with a statistical difference observed in egg intake between them and the normal-weight children (P<0.05).
conclusionThere is a correlation between the dietary nutrient patterns and being overweight and obese in preschool children aged 3-6.
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