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Nutrition & Dietetics
Julio Plaza-Diaz, Katherine Flores-Rojas, Maria Jose de la Torre-Aguilar, Antonio Rafael Gomez-Fernandez, Pilar Martin-Borreguero, Juan Luis Perez-Navero, Angel Gil, Mercedes Gil-Campos
Summary: Children with ASD exhibit dietary patterns characterized by high energy and fat intake, low intake of vegetables and fruits, and frequent consumption of processed foods with poor nutritional quality, such as beverages, sweets, snacks, and bakery products. Their meat and dairy intake is associated with increased consumption of fish, grains, and pasta. Nutrient adequacy comparisons show higher intake for energy, saturated fat, calcium, and vitamin C, but lower intake for iron, iodine, and B group vitamins in children with ASD compared to control children. This study emphasizes the importance of assessing dietary patterns and nutrient intake in children with ASD to address nutritional deficiencies and prevent potential health issues.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Binshuo Hu, Shihua Tang, Zhuo Wang, Youhai Chen, Xiaohui Chen, Qian Zhao, Yu Jiang, Minghui Shen, Chong Zhang, Catherine Kaliszewski, Liang Wang, Ying Zhang
Summary: This study evaluated the status of dietary diversity, nutrient adequacy, blood biomarkers, and anthropometric status among preschool children in poor ethnic minority areas of northwest China. The findings showed that dietary diversity was associated with nutrient adequacy and other health outcomes. Factors such as living in urban areas, higher household wealth, and caregivers' nutritional knowledge were positively associated with dietary diversity, while living in urban areas, higher education of caregivers, and higher dietary diversity were positively associated with nutrient adequacy.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Valerie Hruska, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hebert, Alison M. Duncan, Jess Haines, David W. L. Ma
Summary: This study investigated the link between family-based stress and dietary patterns that promote inflammation. It found that chaotic and dysfunctional family environments were associated with more proinflammatory dietary profiles in parents, indicating an increased risk of chronic disease. No direct association was found between children's dietary inflammatory profiles and family stress, suggesting the need for further research to explore possible indirect connections through family food-related behaviors.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Yukako Tani, Manami Ochi, Takeo Fujiwara
Summary: The study found that nursery school-level promotion of eating vegetables first at meals is significantly associated with children's vegetable consumption behaviors, but not with BMI.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Hebah Alawi Kutbi
Summary: This study investigated the sociodemographic determinants of picky eating and its association with dietary intake in children. Children of mothers with obesity were more likely to exhibit picky eating behavior, and those with higher levels of picky eating consumed less fruits, vegetables, and protein, while having higher trans fatty acid intake.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Nicole R. Giuliani, Nichole R. Kelly
Summary: The study examined how different domains of self-regulation predict overeating in young children, finding that appetitive self-regulation was significantly and negatively associated with eating in the absence of hunger. Inhibitory control and attentional control did not predict overeating behaviors effectively, suggesting that food-related self-regulation may be a key factor in preventing overeating.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ana Isabel Gomes, Ana Isabel Pereira, Patricia Canhoto Nogueira, Luisa Barros
Summary: This study aimed to develop a new questionnaire to assess parental perceived barriers to healthy feeding in young children and evaluate its psychometric properties. The results confirmed the theoretical structure of the scale, with five identified scales: Child-Related Barriers, Parent-Related Barriers-Vegetables and Fruit, Parent-Related Barriers-Added Sugars, Social Context-Related Barriers, and Cost-Related Barriers. The study also found significant correlations between child- and parent-related barriers and factors such as feeding practices, children's eating self-regulation, and food parenting self-efficacy. Overall, the questionnaire demonstrated good validity and reliability in assessing parental perceived barriers to healthy feeding in young children.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Courtney Barnes, Sze Lin Yoong, Luke Wolfenden, Nicole Nathan, Taya Wedesweiler, Jayde Kerr, Nicole Pearson, Alice Grady
Summary: The study found a relationship between child dietary intake and healthy eating practices in childcare centres where parents pack foods from home. Providing intentional healthy eating learning experiences and using feeding practices that support children's healthy eating were associated with reduced child intake of saturated fat. This highlights the importance of focusing on various healthy eating practices to improve child nutrition in childcare centres.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Laura L. Bellows, Yuanying Lou, Rachel Nelson, Ligia Reyes, Renae C. Brown, Noereem Z. Mena, Richard E. Boles
Summary: This review study introduces the dietary assessment tools used in intervention studies for young children in the home environment and examines how these tools are applied to intervention objectives. The results show that measuring dietary intake in preschoolers poses challenges, and alternative applications and strategies are recommended.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
M. Jarman, K. Edwards, J. Blissett
Summary: Preschool children's dietary intakes are influenced by various factors, and a systems approach is needed to effectively change dietary intake. Current research mainly focuses on influences at the parental and child levels, with limited analysis on the interactions between factors.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Walter Millanzi, Patricia Herman, Bariki Ambrose
Summary: This study assessed feeding practices, dietary diversities, and dietary adequacy among caregivers with under-five children in the Dodoma region, Tanzania. The findings revealed that most caregivers had unsatisfactory feeding practices and the children had inadequate dietary diversity and dietary adequacy. This poses a serious risk to the nutritional health of under-five children.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Veronica Piziak
Summary: This article describes the processes used to develop two different types of games aimed at improving the consumption of healthful foods and increasing exercise in preschool Hispanic populations. The first game was a pictorial bilingual food bingo game focusing on vegetable and water consumption and limitation of sugar-sweetened beverages; the second one was a bilingual video game used to teach nutrition and enhance exercise.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Delicia Shu Qin Ooi, Jia Ying Toh, Lucas Yan Bin Ng, Zikang Peng, Supeng Yang, Nurul Syafiqah Binte Said Abdul Rashid, Andrew Anjian Sng, Yiong Huak Chan, Mary Foong-Fong Chong, Yung Seng Lee
Summary: This study evaluated the dietary food groups, nutrient intakes, and eating behaviors of children and adolescents with metabolically healthy or unhealthy obesity phenotypes. The findings showed that children and adolescents with unhealthy obesity consumed less whole grains and polyunsaturated fat, and had lower cognitive dietary restraint. Additionally, the consumption of deep fried food, fast food, and processed convenience food was associated with higher blood pressure. Higher intake of polyunsaturated fat and stronger cognitive dietary restraint were associated with a lower risk of unhealthy obesity phenotype.
Review
Microbiology
Adriana H. Gargiulo, Stephany G. Duarte, Gabriela Z. Campos, Mariza Landgraf, Bernadette D. G. M. Franco, Uelinton M. Pinto
Summary: Due to urbanization and lack of time, eating out or getting food delivered has become a common trend. Consumption of food from unknown sources may increase the risk of contamination. Data on foodborne diseases are influenced by cultural, political, and socioeconomic differences. The pandemic has also led to new eating behavior patterns.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Patricia F. C. Acosta, Olivia A. Landon, Zachary J. Ribau, Jess Haines, David W. L. Ma, Alison M. Duncan, Guelph Family Hlth Study
Summary: This study examined the plant-based food intake in preschool-aged children using the plant-based dietary index (PDI) metrics and found that higher PDI scores were associated with higher intakes of nutrients and food groups to encourage and lower intakes of those to limit. These results can inform dietetic practice for dietary guidance that promotes plant-based foods in children.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Francine Silva dos Santos, Gicele Costa Mintem, Isabel Oliveira de Oliveira, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Elisabete Ramos, Carla Lopes, Denise Petrucci Gigante
Summary: This study evaluated the association between ultra-processed foods (UPF) and serum IL-6 concentration, finding that it is not explained by adiposity.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Claudia Ribeiro, Milton Severo, Andreia Oliveira, Henrique Barros, Elisabete Ramos
Summary: This study based on twins explores the influences of genetics, shared environment, and individual characteristics on changes in problematic eating behaviors from 4 to 7 years old. The findings suggest that shared environment plays a major role in these changes, with genetic characteristics becoming less relevant over time.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Alexandra Costa, Sarah Warkentin, Claudia Ribeiro, Milton Severo, Elisabete Ramos, Marion Hetherington, Andreia Oliveira
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the stability of appetitive traits during infancy and their association with early life exposures. The findings suggest that early life exposures may play a role in the development of infants' appetite traits, which then change during the first year of life.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Luiza Antoniazzi, Renata Costa de Miranda, Fernanda Rauber, Milena Miranda de Moraes, Claudia Afonso, Cristina Santos, Carla Lopes, Sara Rodrigues, Renata Bertazzi Levy
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between micronutrient intake and the degree of food processing, as well as the association between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and micronutrient inadequacies in Portuguese adults and elderly individuals. The findings reveal that ultra-processed foods have lower content of vitamins and minerals compared to unprocessed or minimally processed foods. High energy contribution from ultra-processed foods is associated with lower density of vitamins and minerals. Public health actions promoting a reduction in the consumption of ultra-processed foods are important.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ana Rita Marinho, Daniela Correia, Jonathan Y. Bernard, Barbara Heude, Carla Lopes, Blandine de Lauzon-Guillain
Summary: Although the detrimental effect of micronutrient deficiency on neurodevelopment is well established, the potential impact of macronutrient intake on the early life neurodevelopment of healthy term infants has been rarely studied. This study found no association between macronutrient intake at 12 months and cognitive development at 3 and 5-6 years. Further research is needed to clarify the relationship between early fatty acid intake and neurodevelopment.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Catarina Carvalho, Milton Severo, Daniela Correia, Carla Lopes, Duarte Torres
Summary: This study aimed to explore the factors associated with meat and meatless meal consumption and assessed the use of multi-state models to describe transitions between lunch and dinner. The study found that women, older individuals, and those with higher education were more likely to choose meatless meals and had a lower risk of transitioning back to meat in the following meal. Strategies to replace meat with more sustainable foods should be tailored to different population groups.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCES AND NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Catarina Barbosa, Carla Lopes, Alexandra Costa, Sarah Warkentin, Andreia Oliveira
Summary: Parental child-feeding practices at 4 years old are associated with dietary patterns at 7 years old that explain BMI z-scores at age 10. Children whose parents used more Restriction and Perceived monitoring at preschool age were more likely to follow healthier dietary patterns at age 7.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Isabel Maia, Andreia Oliveira, Ana Cristina Santos
Summary: This study investigated the association between food insecurity and lifestyle score in middle- and older-aged adults. The findings showed a positive correlation between food insecurity and unhealthy lifestyle, particularly low physical activity. Therefore, public health strategies should be developed to promote healthy lifestyles among food insecure individuals.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ingrid Nakamura, Andreia Oliveira, Sarah Warkentin, Bruno M. P. M. Oliveira, Rui Poinhos
Summary: This study aimed to explore eating behavior patterns among Portuguese adolescents and their associations with early life and family characteristics, severity of depressive symptoms, and body mass index (BMI) z-score. Five distinct patterns of eating behavior were identified, and these patterns were significantly associated with adolescents' sex, maternal education, BMI z-score, and severity of depressive symptoms. These findings provide a starting point for the development and planning of targeted public health interventions.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Sofia Almeida Costa, Milton Severo, Daniela Correia, Catarina Carvalho, Vania Magalhaes, Sofia Vilela, Sara Cunha, Susana Casal, Carla Lopes, Duarte Torres
Summary: This study compares different methodological approaches to estimate daily Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure in Portuguese adolescents and adults, and examines the associations between exposure and sociodemographic characteristics. The results indicate that the Portuguese population is exposed to unsafe levels of BPA, exceeding the safety levels proposed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Pedro Ferreira, Sarah Warkentin, Andreia Oliveira
Summary: This study aimed to explore the relationship between children's appetitive traits at age 7 and food consumption at age 10. The study found that children who enjoyed food were more likely to consume fruits and vegetables frequently at age 10, while those who ate in response to negative emotions were more likely to consume energy-dense foods and salty snacks. Appetitive traits were also associated with changes in vegetable consumption frequency at age 10.
EATING AND WEIGHT DISORDERS-STUDIES ON ANOREXIA BULIMIA AND OBESITY
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alexandra Costa, Andreia Oliveira
Summary: Multiple studies have shown a connection between eating behaviors and weight status as well as obesity risk in children. These eating behaviors are influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Parents have a crucial role in shaping children's food environment and experiences. This paper aims to review the literature on how parental influences affect eating behaviors in childhood, particularly focusing on parental feeding practices. The relationship between parental feeding practices and children's eating behaviors has been extensively studied, but most findings come from cross-sectional studies, which means the possibility of reverse causality cannot be ruled out.
