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Trends in dietary intake among U.S. 2–6 year olds, 1989 to 2008
Author(s) -
Ford Christopher Nicholaus,
Slining Meghan M.,
Popkin Barry M.
Publication year - 2012
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.26.1_supplement.lb330
Subject(s) - calorie , zoology , medicine , obesity , food science , food intake , chemistry , biology , endocrinology
Objective Describe changes in diet among 2–6 year olds from 1989 to 2008 related to sharp rises in obesity during this period. Methods This analysis included 10,647 children ages 2–6 from five nationally representative surveys of dietary intake in the U.S.: CSFII 1989–1991; CSFII 1994–1998; and NHANES surveys 2003–2004, 2005–2006 and 2007–2008. Diet data were categorized into groupings using the UNC‐CH approach. Analyses were carried out using a single 24‐h dietary recall with appropriate survey weighting. T‐tests were used to compare means across survey years with P<.05 considered significant. Results Over the 20‐year period, there were increases in per capita intake of savory snacks (+51 kcal, P<.01), pizza/calzones (+32 kcal, P<.01), sweet snacks and candy (+25 kcal, P<.01), corn‐based mixed Mexican dishes (+22 kcal, P<.01) and fruit juice (+18 kcal, P<.01), whereas total daily energy intake increased by 212 kcal (from 1833 to 2045) (P<.05). Fruit intake increased marginally (+24 kcal, P<.01). Conclusions Foods that tend to negatively impact diet quality, and contribute excess calories, such as savory snacks, pizza/calzones, mixed Mexican dishes, sweet snacks and candy, and fruit juice, predominated the top changes in per capita consumption between 1989 and 2008.