Fiber Intake, Not Dietary Energy Density, Is Associated with Subsequent Change in BMI z-Score among Sub-Groups of Children | Zendy

Sofia I. Iqbal Kring | Zendy; Berit L. Heitmann | Zendy

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Fiber Intake, Not Dietary Energy Density, Is Associated with Subsequent Change in BMI z-Score among Sub-Groups of Children

Author(s) -

Sofia I. Iqbal Kring,

Berit L. Heitmann

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

obesity facts

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 1662-4033

pISSN - 1662-4025

DOI - 10.1159/000176066

Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , weight gain , anthropometry , obesity , body mass index , percentile , demography , standard score , weight change , endocrinology , weight loss , body weight , statistics , mathematics , sociology

Results from short-term studies demonstrate that energy density influences energy intake, but in children and adolescents the long-term effects of energy density and obesity development are sparse. We examined the longitudinal relationship between dietary energy density, fiber intake, and body weight change over 3 years among Danish children.

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