Consumption of key food items is associated with excess weight among elementary-school-aged children in a Canadian first nations community.
The present analyses aim to identify differences in selected dimensions of diet quality and quantity across body mass index (BMI) categories for Mohawk children in grades 4 through 6 so as to enhance ongoing community intervention strategies within the Kahnawake School Diabetes Prevention Project (KSDPP). Using 24-hour recalls (n=444), no observable differences in energy intake, percent fat, energy density, or diet diversity across BMI categories were observed. Using a new method, we compared the frequency of use and the amounts consumed for only the most-frequently consumed food items across BMI categories. Compared to normal-weight children, and after adjusting for age, children "at risk of overweight" consume potato chips more frequently (P=0.017) and crackers less frequently (P=0.153), while overweight children consumed larger portions of french fries (P=0.027). We conclude that, in this group of children, consuming slightly more french fries or potato chips than what is already consumed by normal-weight children appears to compromise diet quality as far as overweight is concerned.
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Olivier
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Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Olivier.receveur@umontreal.ca
Morou
Karimou
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Gray-Donald
Katherine
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Macaulay
Ann C
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000502:physiology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors
D004041:Dietary Fats