Open AccessDietary Energy–Density and Adiposity Markers Among a Cohort of Multi-ethnic Children
Author(s) -
Yenni E Cedillo,
Valene Garr-Barry,
Beatriz Maciel,
José R. Fernández
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
maternal and child health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1573-6628
pISSN - 1092-7875
DOI - 10.1007/s10995-019-02793-6
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , percentile , demography , waist , obesity , ethnic group , overweight , anthropometry , cohort , regression analysis , statistics , sociology , anthropology , mathematics
Evidence suggests that the association between dietary energy density (DED) and body composition in children is different than in adults. The purpose of this study was to measure if DED differed by race/ethnicity and if DED was associated with adiposity markers in children.