title: [Food composition and serum lipids in children].
abstract: The composition of the diet is considered to be one of the factors which may be of significance in development of ischaemic heart disease. In order to investigate whether the composition of the diet has a greater influence on the cholesterol levels in children than in adults, af 24-hour dietary interview was carried out on 42 children aged 7-11 years who had previously been examined in the childrens' section of the Osterbro investigation. The children were selected in three groups with low, average and high serum cholesterol levels, respectively. The dietary content of energy-providing substances was compared with the cholesterol values measured. In addition, the composition of the diet in other respects was described and was found to contain, on an average, 40% fat, 14% protein and 42% carbohydrate (of which 14% was sugar). The cholesterol intake was 146 mg/1,000 Kcal. The sugar consumption was low as compared with the national average, approximately 62 g/day. The protein consumption was approximately 2 g per kg body-weight per day. The median total energy intake was 8,024 KJ for girls and 8,569 KJ for boys lower than the recommended daily values and corresponded to a low levels of physical activity. This investigation showed a definite linear connection between the fat energy percentage and the serum cholesterol (alpha = 5.26 p less than 0.005) and that intake of saturated fatty acids, in particular can be related to the cholesterol level (alpha = 2.88 and p less than 0.005). A significantly greater fat energy intake was demonstrated in girls (p less than 0.05) in the group with high serum cholesterol levels.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roed
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Ibsen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D014815:Vitamins; D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Kostsammensaetning og serum-lipider hos børn.