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The Effect of Nighttime Energy Intake on BMI‐Z scores During Early Childhood
Author(s) -
Alnaim Lubna Abdulrahman,
Taylor Matthew,
Thodosoff Jocelynn,
Sullivan Debora,
Carlson Susan
Publication year - 2017
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.31.1_supplement.959.14
Subject(s) - medicine , evening , cohort , demography , weight gain , cohort study , pediatrics , obesity , gerontology , body weight , physics , astronomy , sociology
Background Consuming greater energy in the evening tends to be associated with excess weight. Cheng et al. (AJCN 2016) recently reported that weight status at 24 month of age was positively associated with being categorized as a nighttime eater at 12 months in a cohort from Singapore. Little is known about the influence of nighttime feeding on weight status in US infant. Objective To determine if nighttime (NT) energy consumption at 12 & 18 months is associated with weight status at 24 months in a US cohort. Design Data were obtained from offspring born to women in the Kansas University DHA Outcome Study (KUDOS) (n=168). Dietary intakes were assessed by 24‐h dietary recall at 12 and 18 month of age. BMI‐for‐age‐z scores (BAZs) were computed with the use of the WHO Child Growth Standards 2016 to determine weight status at 24 months of age. Energy intake was classified as daytime (DT) (7:00 to 18:59) or NT (19:00–06:59); and the proportion of NT feeding compared to BAZs at 24 months. In this sample, 6.5 % of children were identified as NT eater at 12 months (n=11) and 7.1% at 18 months (n=12). Results There was no significant association between the proportion of NT feeding at 12 months (r 2 =0.003, P=0.485, B=0.054) or 18 months with BAZ at 24 months (r 2 =0.006, P=0.992, B=0.008). Summary In contrast to Cheng et al (AJCN 2016), we find no evidence that NT energy intake in early childhood is associated with higher BMI at 24 months.