OBJECTIVE: To describe the longitudinal pattern of dietary energy and macronutrient intakes during the first 10 years of life in a sample of healthy Italian children. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixty-one healthy children were followed from birth to 10 years of age. At 1, 5, 8, and 10 years of age, anthropometric measurements were taken and nutritional habits evaluated using a standardized food frequency questionnaire. RESULTS: Compared to the Italian recommended dietary allowances, the children's diet was high in protein at any age, high in lipids from age 5 onward, and high in calories at 5 years of age. At 1 year, mean (SD) protein, carbohydrate, and lipid intake, expressed as percentage of total energy, was 20% (3%), 48% (7%), and 34% (5%), respectively. Afterward, the corresponding mean value ranged around 14% to 15%, 57% to 60%, and 29% to 32%. The mean glycemic load and overall glycemic index ranged around 143 to 150 and 58 to 59, respectively. A difference between boys and girls was found in the longitudinal pattern for the intake of energy (P < 0.0001) and glycemic load (P < 0.0001). The individual longitudinal dietary pattern varied over time for the intake of total energy (P < 0.0001), any macronutrient (P < 0.0001), and overall glycemic index (P = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Although the amount of energy intake was in accordance with the Italian recommended dietary allowances, children consumed a high-protein and high-lipid diet. Early and continuous dietary education of children and parents may provide support for adequate nutritional habits throughout their childhood

Dietary macronutrient intake during the first 10 years of life in a cohort of Italian children / E. Verduci, G. Radaelli, G. Stival, M. Salvioni, M. Giovannini, S. Scaglioni. - In: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION. - ISSN 0277-2116. - 45:1(2007), pp. 90-95.

Dietary macronutrient intake during the first 10 years of life in a cohort of Italian children

E. Verduci
Primo
;
G. Radaelli
Secondo
;
M. Salvioni;M. Giovannini
Penultimo
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S. Scaglioni
Ultimo
2007

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the longitudinal pattern of dietary energy and macronutrient intakes during the first 10 years of life in a sample of healthy Italian children. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixty-one healthy children were followed from birth to 10 years of age. At 1, 5, 8, and 10 years of age, anthropometric measurements were taken and nutritional habits evaluated using a standardized food frequency questionnaire. RESULTS: Compared to the Italian recommended dietary allowances, the children's diet was high in protein at any age, high in lipids from age 5 onward, and high in calories at 5 years of age. At 1 year, mean (SD) protein, carbohydrate, and lipid intake, expressed as percentage of total energy, was 20% (3%), 48% (7%), and 34% (5%), respectively. Afterward, the corresponding mean value ranged around 14% to 15%, 57% to 60%, and 29% to 32%. The mean glycemic load and overall glycemic index ranged around 143 to 150 and 58 to 59, respectively. A difference between boys and girls was found in the longitudinal pattern for the intake of energy (P < 0.0001) and glycemic load (P < 0.0001). The individual longitudinal dietary pattern varied over time for the intake of total energy (P < 0.0001), any macronutrient (P < 0.0001), and overall glycemic index (P = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Although the amount of energy intake was in accordance with the Italian recommended dietary allowances, children consumed a high-protein and high-lipid diet. Early and continuous dietary education of children and parents may provide support for adequate nutritional habits throughout their childhood
Glycemic load; Macronutrient intakes; Nutritional habits; Overall glycemic index
Settore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale e Specialistica
2007
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