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Predictors of dietary energy density among preschool aged children
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posted on 2018-02-06, 00:00 authored by Nilmani N T Fernando, Karen CampbellKaren Campbell, Sarah McNaughtonSarah McNaughton, Miaobing ZhengMiaobing Zheng, Katie LacyKatie LacyChildhood obesity is a global problem with many contributing factors including dietary energy density (DED). This paper aims to investigate potential predictors of DED among preschool aged children in Victoria, Australia. Secondary analysis of longitudinal data for 209 mother-child pairs from the Melbourne Infant Feeding, Activity and Nutrition Trial was conducted. Data for predictors (maternal child feeding and nutrition knowledge, maternal dietary intake, home food availability, socioeconomic status) were obtained through questionnaires completed by first-time mothers when children were aged 4 or 18 months. Three 24-h dietary recalls were completed when children were aged ~3.5 years. DED was calculated utilizing three methods: "food only", "food and dairy beverages", and "food and all beverages". Linear regression analyses were conducted to identify associations between predictors and these three measures of children's DED. Home availability of fruits (β: -0.82; 95% CI: -1.35, -0.29, p = 0.002 for DEDfood; β: -0.42; 95% CI: -0.82, -0.02, p = 0.041 for DEDfood+dairy beverages) and non-core snacks (β: 0.11; 95% CI: 0.02, 0.20, p = 0.016 for DEDfood; β: 0.09; 95% CI: 0.02, 0.15, p = 0.010 for DEDfood+dairy beverages) were significantly associated with two of the three DED measures. Providing fruit at home early in a child's life may encourage the establishment of healthful eating behaviors that could promote a diet that is lower in energy density later in life. Home availability of non-core snacks is likely to increase the energy density of preschool children's diets, supporting the proposition that non-core snack availability at home should be limited.
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NutrientsVolume
10Issue
2Article number
178Pagination
1 - 17Publisher
MDPILocation
Basel, SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
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2072-6643Language
engPublication classification
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dietary energy densitypreschool childrendietary intakehome food availabilitynon-core snacksenergy dense foodsAustralia24-h recallScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineNutrition & DieteticsHOME FOOD ENVIRONMENTTRIAL INFANT PROGRAMMELBOURNE INFANTVEGETABLE CONSUMPTIONNUTRITION KNOWLEDGEBODY FATNESSCHILDHOODOBESITYQUALITYASSOCIATIONS
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