title: [Childhood diet and cardiovascular risk factors].
abstract: Atherosclerosis begins during childhood. From childhood, a strong relation has been shown between the prevalence and extent of the asymptomatic atherosclerosis lesions and cardiovascular risk factors such as elevation in body mass index, blood pressure and plasma lipid concentrations. These risk factors depend not only on the subjects' genetic predisposition, but also on environmental parameters, particularly diet. The Committee on Nutrition reviewed the scientific basis of dietary recommendations for children that could reduce the risk factors and thereby, reduce the risk of coronary heart disease in later life: the effects of prenatal nutrition; the beneficial consequences of breast-feeding on later levels of cholesterolemia, blood pressure and corpulence; the role of dietary lipids on plasma lipid concentration, of salt and potassium on blood pressure, and of lifestyle on corpulence.
authors: Gastro-entérologie et nutrition pédiatriques, hôpital Armand-Trousseau, 26, avenue Arnold-Netter, 75012 Paris, France. jean-philippe.girardet@trs.aphp.fr
authors: J-P
authors: JP
authors: Girardet
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Rieu
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Bocquet
authors: J-L
authors: JL
authors: Bresson
authors: J-P
authors: JP
authors: Chouraqui
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Darmaun
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Dupont
authors: M-L
authors: ML
authors: Frelut
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Ghisolfi
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Goulet
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Rigo
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Turck
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Vidailhet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004036:Diet, Atherogenic; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol