The Risk of Child and Adolescent Overweight is Related to Types of Food Consumed

Overview

Journal Nutr J

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Nutritional Sciences

Date 2011 Jun 28

PMID 21702912

Citations 35

Authors

Vichuda L Matthews

Michelle Wien

Joan Sabate

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Abstract

Background/aims: To investigate the association between the risk of overweight and the consumption of food groups in children and adolescents.

Methods: We studied 1764 healthy children and adolescents (age 6-19y) attending 16 Seventh-Day Adventist schools and 13 public schools using a 106-item non-quantitative food frequency questionnaire from the late 1980 Child-Adolescent Blood Pressure Study. Logistic regression models were used to compute the risk of overweight according to consumption of grains, nuts, vegetables, fruits, meats/fish/eggs, dairy, and, low nutrient-dense foods (LNDF).

Results: The frequency of consumption of grains, nuts, vegetables and LNDF were inversely related to the risk of being overweight and dairy increased the risk. Specifically, the odds ratio (95% CI) for children in the highest quartile or tertile of consumption compared with the lowest quartile or tertile were as follows: grains 0.59(0.41-0.83); nuts 0.60(0.43-0.85); vegetables 0.67(0.48-0.94); LNDF 0.43(0.29-0.63); and, dairy 1.36(0.97, 1.92).

Conclusion: The regular intake of specific plant foods may prevent overweight among children and adolescents.

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