[The relationship of milk consumption and development of 3 - 6 years old preschool children].
OBJECTIVE
To study the relationship between milk intake of 3 - 6 years old preschool children and their growth.


METHODS
The data bank of 2002 China National and Health Survey were used to analyze the relationship of milk consumption and the growth of children aged 3 - 6 in urban and rural areas.


RESULTS
The percentages of the diet with milk in urban and rural areas were 46.9% and 8.2% respectively, there was significant difference between the urban and rural areas. The averaged milk intake of preschool children were 23.8 g/d, the milk intake of urban children was significantly higher than that in the rural areas (P < 0.01). The height and weight of children with milk or its products in their diets in the group aged 4, 5 and 6 years were significantly higher than those of children without milk or its products in their diets (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
There was close relationship between milk intake of children 3 - 6 years old and their growth, the volume of milk intake of preschool children should be improved in urban and rural areas.
Lai
Jian-qiang
JQ
National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
Yin
Shi-an
SA
Ma
Guan-sheng
GS
Piao
Jian-hua
JH
Zhai
Feng-ying
FY
Li
Nan
N
Yang
Xiao-guang
XG
D000818:Animals; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D003611:Dairy Products; D004032:Diet; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008892:Milk; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data