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Dietary energy density among Mexican school‐age children
Author(s) -
Moreno Lidia,
Flores Mario,
Macias Nayeli,
Monterrubio Eric
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.868.13
Subject(s) - christian ministry , calorie , medicine , socioeconomic status , demography , energy density , environmental health , food group , pediatrics , population , philosophy , physics , theology , sociology , theoretical physics , endocrinology
The goals of this study were to estimate the dietary energy density (DED) among Mexican school‐age children and to evaluate its association with dietary and socioeconomic characteristics. Data from the National Nutrition Survey 1999 of Mexico were analyzed. Dietary intake was obtained using a single 24‐hour dietary recall. DED was calculated by taking each subject's daily total energy intake in kilocalories, divided by the daily total amount of food and beverages in grams. The calculation of DED was based on systematic exclusion of different beverage categories. A total of 2,172 children 5 to 11 years age were evaluated. Fifty‐two percent were boys. As expected, the higher DED was observed when only solid foods were included (2.07 kcal/g 95%CI: 1.01, 2.03), and the lowest DED was observed when all food and beverages were included (excluding water) (1.44kcal/g, 95%CI: 1.01, 1.41). The highest DED was observed among rural children (1.54 kcal/g 95%CI: 1.48, 1.60), in children from the South region (1.56 kcal/g 95%CI:1.51, 1.62), and in children of low SES (1.60 kcal/g 95%CI: 1.54, 1.66) (p> 0.05) when all food and beverages (excluding water). A high DED was associated with poor SES conditions in Mexican school age children. Supported by the Ministry of Health, Mexico.