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BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
卷 105, 期 2, 页码 287-296出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510003302
关键词
Diet quality; Dietary patterns; Pre-school children; Principal components analysis
资金
- Medical Research Council
- University of Southampton
- British Heart Foundation
- Food Standards Agency [N05071]
- University of Southampton Research Policy Committee
- MRC [MC_UP_A620_1017, G0400491] Funding Source: UKRI
- British Heart Foundation [RG/07/009/23120] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [U1475000001, U1475000004, G0400491, MC_UP_A620_1017, MC_UP_A620_1014] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [NF-SI-0508-10082] Funding Source: researchfish
It is recognised that eating habits established in early childhood may track into adult life. Developing effective interventions to promote healthier patterns of eating throughout the life course requires a greater understanding of the diets of young children and the factors that influence early dietary patterns. In a longitudinal UK cohort study, we assessed the diets of 1640 children at age 3 years using an interviewer-administered FFQ and examined the influence of maternal and family factors on the quality of the children's diets. To describe dietary quality, we used a principal components analysis-defined pattern of foods that is consistent with healthy eating recommendations. This was termed a 'prudent' diet pattern and was characterised by high intakes of fruit, vegetables and wholemeal bread, but by low intakes of white bread, confectionery, chips and roast potatoes. The key influence on the quality of the children's diets was the quality of their mother's diets; alone it accounted for almost a third of the variance in child's dietary quality. Mothers who had better-quality diets, which complied with dietary recommendations, were more likely to have children with comparable diets. This relationship remained strong even after adjustment for all other factors considered, including maternal educational attainment, BMI and smoking, and the child's birth order and the time spent watching television. Our data provide strong evidence of shared family patterns of diet and suggest that interventions to improve the quality of young women's diets could be effective in improving the quality of their children's diets.
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