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Childhood obesity is top of mind for health professionals and the public because of heightened media attention about this issue. Obesity is now undoubtedly a growing worldwide health problem. Lifestyle behaviors and diet play an important role in developing childhood obesity. This study amid to determine the association between several dietary factors and obesity among Egyptian preschool children as compared to normal children. The study was purposed as included (30) preschooler aged 2-<6 years old, with a high linear growth, randomly selected from the outpatient clinic of National Nutrition Institute (NNI) and (30) normal case in the same age and sex as a control group. All participants were subjected to the baseline assessment (dietary intake including “Twenty four-hour recall “method and “food frequency questionnaire’; anthropometric measurements including weight and height. Results showed that mean weight for age Z score is significantly higher among obese than the control group. Dietary intake analysis showed that mean intake of all macronutrients was the highest in obesity while micronutrients was lower in malnutrition group compared to the control group. Conclusion, it seemed that dietary intake deficiency of several micronutrients for obese children intake might play an important role of their growth. Preventive strategies to protect against malnutrition and promote healthy eating consumption recommended.

THE RELATION BETWEEN OBESITY AMONG PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AND QUALITY OF THEIR DIETARY INTAKE