Assessment of Nutritional Status of Children in Community Child Center by Nutrition Quotient(NQ) - Gyeongiu -

Kim, Na-Hyung

doi:10.17495/easdl.2015.2.25.1.73

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“…When compared with the results of the NQ for children obtained for elementary school students in the study by Lee et al 21 , the mean score of the subjects of this study was lower than the previously reported mean score of 66.2 ±13.2 points, and the subjects of the present study received lower scores on all items except balance. When compared with the obese group included in the community child center study by Kim et al 4 , the mean score of the subjects in the present study was slightly lower than the mean score of 59.1± 14.6 points in the earlier study, although the present subjects received higher scores in the areas of balance, regularity, and moderation. An analysis according to the degree of obesity revealed that the moderation, practice, and total scores were significantly lower in the severe obesity group.…”

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“…3 In addition, according to the 2012 citizen health statistics data, 7.3% of children aged 6-11 years and 17.0% of adolescents aged 12-18 years suffered from insufficient nutrient intake in Korea, and 8.4% and 7.4% of in-dividuals in the same age groups, respectively, had excessive energy and fat intakes; as a consequence, 15.7% of kindergarteners and younger elementary school students and 24.4% of older elementary school students suffered from defective or excessive nutrient intake. 4 Because obesity in children should not be treated or managed with medication, in contrast to adults, exercise practice, dietary habits, and lifestyles must be changed, and parental interests and efforts are essential to this process. Obese children exhibit characteristic eating behaviors such as irregular meals, overeating, increased intake of processed and instant foods, and rapid eating speeds.…”

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Evaluation of Eating Behavior and Nutritional Status Using the Nutrition Quotient in Obese Children

Lim

Kim

Park

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IntroductionIn Korea, the obesity rate among children and adolescents is 15.3% and is steadily increasing. 1 Twenty-five percent of boys are overweight, which exceeds the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development average of 23%. 2 These phenomena are largely attributed to westernized dietary habits and insufficient exercise. Particular attention is required because 60% of obese children and adolescents will exhibit adult obesity and because obesity has negative effects such as a psychological loss of self-esteem. 3 In addition, according to the 2012 citizen health statistics data, 7.3% of children aged 6-11 years and 17.0% of adolescents aged 12-18 years suffered from insufficient nutrient intake in Korea, and 8.4% and 7.4% of in-dividuals in the same age groups, respectively, had excessive energy and fat intakes; as a consequence, 15.7% of kindergarteners and younger elementary school students and 24.4% of older elementary school students suffered from defective or excessive nutrient intake. 4 Because obesity in children should not be treated or managed with medication, in contrast to adults, exercise practice, dietary habits, and lifestyles must be changed, and parental interests and efforts are essential to this process. Obese children exhibit characteristic eating behaviors such as irregular meals, overeating, increased intake of processed and instant foods, and rapid eating speeds. 5 During childhood, systematic nutritional management via an accurate eating behavior analysis can promote the acquisition of nutrient-related knowledge and quickly and effectively promote positive attitudes to-Background: The increasing incidence of pediatric obesity has recently emerged as a social problem, and children's eating behaviors and nutritional statuses directly affect health. Obesity prevention and treatment must involve dietary life management. Despite the importance of specialized, accurate eating behavior and nutritional status evaluations of obese children, available study tools in Korea are lack. Methods: Obesity index, blood parameters, and nutrient intake were evaluated in 64 obese children (29 boys, 35 girls) at a university hospital childhood and adolescent obesity clinic; eating behaviors and nutritional statuses were evaluated using a recently developed and validated Korean nutrient quotient (NQ) for children. Results: The subjects' mean age was 9.7 ± 1.8 years, and the mean obesity index was 132.8% ± 17.2%. Moderate or severe obesity (P< 0.001) was significantly more frequent among girls. Nutrient intake analyses revealed insufficient intakes of fiber, calcium, potassium, vitamin A, and folic acid relative to recommendation. Protein and carbohydrate intakes were significantly elevated among boys and girls, respectively (P= 0.001 and 0.004, respectively). The overall mean nutrition quotient score was 59.6 ± 15.3. Diversity and practice scores were below average, and girls had significantly higher scores only in regularity (P = 0.037). Severely obese children had significantly lower moderation (P...

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Evaluation of Eating Behavior and Nutritional Status Using the Nutrition Quotient in Obese Children

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“…However, in this study, sodium intake in the HPG was more than twice as high. Prolonged intake of excessive sodium can lead to high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases, highlighting the importance of consuming an appropriate amount of sodium [ 42 ]. Calcium deficiency and excessive sodium intake can negatively impact growth due to increased calcium excretion from the body [ 38 ].…”

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Effects of Multidisciplinary Health Promotion Program Among Children in Community Childcare Center

Kim,

Shin,

Park

et al. 2024

Clin Nutr Res

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In this study, the effects of a 12-month multidisciplinary education program on the health status, dietary quality, and eating habits of children and adolescents attending community childcare centers were investigated. A total of 88 participants aged 7 to 17 years from 7 community childcare centers in Gyeonggi-do were enrolled. The intervention consisted of 12 multidisciplinary education sessions covering topics such as nutrition, exercise, and psychological education. All participants received the same education, and the effectiveness of the program was evaluated by categorizing them into a high participation group (HPG) and a low participation group (LPG) based on their participation rates. After intervention, in physical activities, moderate-intensity exercise was significantly reduced in the LPG, and there was no significant difference in psychological parameters. However, notable differences were observed in nutritional data. After intervention, intakes of calorie, carbohydrate, protein, and fat were significantly increased in both groups, and in particular, the change was found to be greater in HPG. Additionally, dietary fiber intake compared to the 2015 Korean Dietary Reference Intakes was increased in both groups. Daily food intake also increased dietary fiber intake in HPG, and meat and fruit intake was increased in LPG. In the nutrition quotient, there was a significant difference in HPG’s pre- and post-scores in the diversity category, and in nutrient adequacy ratio (NAR), the NAR of phosphorus was increased in both groups. The findings of this study suggest that multidisciplinary education implemented at community childcare centers primarily enhanced nutrition-related factors rather than physical activity or psychological aspects. Trial Registration Clinical Research Information Service Identifier: KCT0002718

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“…Although a few studies have attempted to identify children's dietary behaviors and the food environment at CCC, most of them tended to use cross-sectional questionnaire survey tools [27][28][29] that make it difficult to identify the real nature of the CCCs' food-related environment. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate vulnerable children's dietary behaviors and the food environment at CCC in South Korea using a convergent parallel mixed-methods design, which provides more breadth and depth of understanding of the research topic [30].…”

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Diet-Related Disparities and Childcare Food Environments for Vulnerable Children in South Korea: A Mixed-Methods Study

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Diet-related disparities that have often been observed in vulnerable families may play a negative role in children’s health and health-related quality of life. In South Korea, an afterschool care policy, called Community Childcare Center (CCC), was established in the 1960s to protect and educate vulnerable children; this role has expanded to provide meal services in recent times. Therefore, the CCCs’ food environment has become a pivotal platform for observing children’s nutrition and health-related disparities. Using a mixed-methods approach including a survey with self-reported questionnaires, field observation, and participant interviews, the food environment of CCC was explored alongside children’s eating behaviors. Eating behaviors were not as healthy as expected. Although service providers and cooks reported in the survey responses that the centers’ food environment was healthy, participant observations and interviews revealed a significant gap. Establishing a standardized food environment and improving the nutrition literacy of workers as a significant human resource at a CCC can promote healthy eating for vulnerable children. The findings suggest that in the absence of steps to improve the food environment of CCC, diet-related disparities may affect children’s health in the future.

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Assessment of Nutritional Status of Children in Community Child Center by Nutrition Quotient(NQ) - Gyeongiu -

Cited by 13 publications

References 13 publications

Evaluation of Eating Behavior and Nutritional Status Using the Nutrition Quotient in Obese Children

Evaluation of Eating Behavior and Nutritional Status Using the Nutrition Quotient in Obese Children

Effects of Multidisciplinary Health Promotion Program Among Children in Community Childcare Center

Diet-Related Disparities and Childcare Food Environments for Vulnerable Children in South Korea: A Mixed-Methods Study

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