title: The relationship of ready-to-eat cereal consumption to nutrient intake, blood lipids, and body mass index of children as they age through adolescence.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine sex differences and longitudinal changes in ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal and breakfast consumption in the Dietary Intervention Study in Children, and the relationship between RTE cereal intake with nutrient intake, blood lipids, and body mass index (BMI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Secondary analyses based on data from Dietary Intervention Study in Children, a randomized, controlled, multicenter, clinical trial with five sets of three 24-hour recalls.
  
  
  METHODS
  Children (n=660) from six clinics aged 8 to 10 years at study entry. Participants had serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels between the 80th and 98th percentiles for age, and were followed for a mean of 7.5 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Children were randomized to a total fat- and saturated fat-modified dietary intervention or usual care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Frequency of RTE cereal and breakfast consumption was examined by sex and age. Mixed models by sex were used to examine the relationship of RTE cereal consumption to average daily intake of nutrients, blood lipids, and BMI.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For all children, RTE cereal and breakfast consumption declined with age. Boys consumed RTE cereal more often compared with girls. Except for energy, RTE cereal consumption was positively associated with all measures of nutrients for both sexes. In boys, higher RTE cereal consumption was associated with lower total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and lower BMI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Food and nutrition professionals should continue to educate youth and their parents on the nutritional benefits of routinely eating RTE cereal.
authors.affiliation: Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition, General Mills Inc, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Albertson
authors.forename: Sandra G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Affenito
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bauserman
authors.forename: Norton M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Holschuh
authors.forename: Alison L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Eldridge
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Barton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D053198:Child Nutrition Sciences / Q000193:education*; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002523:Edible Grain; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009753:Nutritive Value; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D008055:Lipids; D018977:Micronutrients; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol