| Evaluation of diet quality and weight status of children from a low socioeconomic urban environment supports "at risk" classification. | |
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PMID: 17964318 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This cross-sectional study evaluated diet quality and weight status in 248 randomly selected low-income urban children, aged 7 to 13 years, who were participating in a larger study on the effectiveness of multivitamin supplementation on school performance. Food frequency questionnaires were used to determine intake of total calories and food groups, selected micronutrients, and amount and percent of calories from sweets. Results were compared to age-appropriate recommendations of the Food Guide Pyramid and to the Dietary Reference Intakes. Height, weight, and ages obtained from current-year student health records were used to calculate body mass index (calculated as kg/m(2)) percentile for age. Of 193 participants with usable food frequencies and available weight, height, sex, and age, 22% (n=43) were at risk for overweight and 36% (n=69) were overweight. More than 75% of participants failed to meet recommended servings for grains, vegetables, dairy, and fruit groups, and mean intake of each of these food groups was significantly less than recommendations (P<0.001). Twenty-five percent or more of subjects did not meet Recommended Dietary Allowances for iron and folate. Mean intake of calcium was below the Adequate Intake for calcium and 76% of children 8 years old and younger and 93% of children 9 years old and older did not meet the Adequate Intake for calcium. Mean calorie intake was 1,723 kcal (standard deviation+/-924) and mean percent of calories from carbohydrate, protein, and fat was 57%, 13%, and 32%, respectively. No correlation was found between total calories, total dietary sugar, or percent of calories from sweets and body mass index. Results of this study suggest that these urban children may be "at risk," based on the high percentage who are overweight and have insufficient food group consumption and micronutrient intake. |
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Authors:
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Denise D Langevin; Cynthia Kwiatkowski; M Geraldine McKay; Julie O'Sullivan Maillet; Riva Touger-Decker; Jeffrey K Smith; Adam Perlman |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American Dietetic Association Volume: 107 ISSN: 0002-8223 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Diet Assoc Publication Date: 2007 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-10-29 Completed Date: 2007-12-06 Revised Date: 2009-11-19 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503061 Medline TA: J Am Diet Assoc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1973-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Dietetic Internship Program, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Health Related Professions, Scotch Plains, NH 07076, USA. langevdd@umdnj.edu |
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Adolescent Body Mass Index Body Weight / physiology* Child Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena* Cross-Sectional Studies Diet / standards* Dietary Fiber / administration & dosage Energy Intake* / physiology Female Fruit Humans Male Micronutrients / administration & dosage* Nutrition Policy Obesity / epidemiology, etiology Overweight / epidemiology, etiology Questionnaires Risk Assessment Social Class Socioeconomic Factors Urban Population / statistics & numerical data Vegetables |
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0/Micronutrients |
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