Does fat intake explain fatness in healthy children?

Remer, T.; Dimitriou, Triantafillia; Kersting, Mathilde

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“…41 Our results are comparable with the results of studies using a semiquantitative food frequency or a 3-day diet diary and therefore could analyse the macronutrients in longitudinal studies. 42,43 These authors also found no association between the intake of single macronutrients and body fat mass. 42,43 By contrast, other studies found a significant but weak association between macronutrient intake and weight status in children, explaining only 5% of the variation in body fatness by fat intake.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…42,43 These authors also found no association between the intake of single macronutrients and body fat mass. 42,43 By contrast, other studies found a significant but weak association between macronutrient intake and weight status in children, explaining only 5% of the variation in body fatness by fat intake. 44 Contrary to food intake, differences in physical activity and inactivity were observed between overweight and normal weight children (Table 2).…”

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Parental overweight, socioeconomic status and high birth weight are the major determinants of overweight and obesity in 5–7 y-old children: baseline data of the Kiel Obesity Prevention Study (KOPS)

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OBJECTIVES:To identify the major risk factors of overweight and obesity in prepubertal children. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: In all, 32 primary schools in Kiel (248 000 inhabitants), northwest Germany. SUBJECTS: A total of 2631 5-7-y-old German children and their parents. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Weight status, socio-economic status (SES), parental overweight, dietary intake, activity, inactivity and further determinants (birth weight, breast feeding, nutritional status of siblings) of the children. RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight (Z90th BMI percentile of reference) was 9.2% in boys and 11.2% in girls, respectively. Considered univariately, family-, environment-and development-related determinants showed some relations to overweight and obesity. In multivariate analyses parental overweight, a low SES as well as a high birth weight were the strongest independent risk factors of overweight and obesity in children. Additionally, there were sex-specific risk factors: parental smoking and single households were risk factors in boys, whereas a low activity was associated with obesity in girls. Birth weight was associated with obesity, but not with overweight. The prevalence of obesity reached 29.2% in boys and 33.4% in girls with all the three main risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: Overweight families of low SES have the highest risk of overweight and obese children. Future prevention programmes must also take into account sex-specific risk factors.

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Parental overweight, socioeconomic status and high birth weight are the major determinants of overweight and obesity in 5–7 y-old children: baseline data of the Kiel Obesity Prevention Study (KOPS)

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“…However, studies examining long-term nutrition and body fatness mostly found no or only minor effects, [22][23][24][25] including the DONALD Study. 26 In the DONALD Study, a new-developed cluster method was used to investigate nutrient intake and anthropometric measures in individuals, longitudinally. 27,28 For this evaluation, 228 participants aged 2-18 y with at least 10 dietary records (repeated yearly) were available.…”

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How to measure dietary intake and food habits in adolescence: the European perspective

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AIM: This paper deals with some methodological aspects of data collection in the context of measuring dietary intake in individuals in their adolescence life stage. METHOD: Experiences from three partners of the HELENA project in dietary intake measurement in children and adolescents are presented in this paper with emphasis on characteristics of under-reporting, long-term diet measurement and food patterns (Dortmund DONALD group), influences of survey duration on under-reporting (Ghent group) and meal habits (Spanish AVENA group). RESULTS: Under-reporters in the DONALD Study, particularly female adolescents, had a significantly higher body mass index (BMI) than non-under-reporters; BMI could not be explained by different long-term dietary patterns during childhood and adolescence clustered according to fat consumption; consumers of fast food had higher BMI values than nonconsumers. In the Ghent experience, the decline in population mean energy intake as calculated over selected clusters of days is 184 kcal (6.5%) in boys and 116 (5.6%) in girls; the cluster of 1 recording day and the cluster of 3 recording days were not significantly different but they were both significantly different from the 7-day cluster; no significant interaction was observed between the effect of time and BMI. In the AVENA Study, the percentage of adolescents skipping breakfast was higher in females (8.6%) than in males (3.5%, Po0.001); higher BMI values were observed in those skipping breakfast than in those notskipping breakfast, but differences were statistically significant in males at 15 y and in females at 14 and 17 y; adolescents avoiding some food groups for breakfast had higher BMI values (carbohydrates, fruits and pastries in males and milk, fruits and pastries in females). CONCLUSION: Dietary and nutrient intake data in the HELENA project will be obtained by means of repeated 24-h dietary recalls. Data from HELENA might be a basis for developing complex approaches like Healthy Eating Indices.

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“…Equally numerous reports question those statements. In spite of many benefits resulting from energy balance controlling through application of low-fat diets, numerous authors at present begin to accept the conclusion that not only fat diet but also the level of everyday physical activity have a decisive effect on the occurrence of a positive energy balance, leading to obesity development (Jequier 2001;Remer et al 2002).…”

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“…High-fat diet consumed by children and adolescents, as it is believed, also is not the most important cause of the increase of obesity prevalence (Jequier 2001;Magarey et al 2001;Remer et al 2002).…”

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Twenty four year time trends in fats and cholesterol intake by adolescents. Warsaw Adolescents Study

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Wajszczyk

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The objective of this study was to determine time trends in total fat intake and changes in fatty acid structure intake in adolescents from Warsaw in view of increasing prevalence of obesity. Data come from four successive surveys randomly selected samples of adolescents (aged 11-15 years old), from Warsaw region. In total 9747 pupils have been examined, with response rate varying from 55% to 87% depending on year. Surveys were done always in the spring season of the year. Food intake was assessed by using 24 hours recall method of consumption by the pupils all products, including enriched, dishes and beverages as well as diet supplements, in the last 24 hours preceding the examination. The content of energy and nutrients was calculated by means of own computer softwares (DIET 2 and 4), taking into account successive revisions of the tables of food composition and nutritional values, as well as current Polish DRI. A significant decreasing trend was found in intake of total fat, of saturated fatty acids (SFA) and cholesterol. The percentage of energy from total fat, also decreased both in boys (to 35,1%) and girls (to 33,7%), what failed to reach the desired level below 30% of energy from fat which is recommended. Also significant decrease of SFA consumption was not satisfactory enough to approach the values <10% of energy recommended as was from 13% to 15%. Decreasing trends in fat intake was not in accordance with the trend in obesity prevalence in the adolescents as average BMI is going up. To stabilize the health-oriented changes especially in the diets of adolescents, further activity is desired from professionals working with prevention of adolescents obesity.

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Does fat intake explain fatness in healthy children?

Cited by 20 publications

References 8 publications

Parental overweight, socioeconomic status and high birth weight are the major determinants of overweight and obesity in 5–7 y-old children: baseline data of the Kiel Obesity Prevention Study (KOPS)

Parental overweight, socioeconomic status and high birth weight are the major determinants of overweight and obesity in 5–7 y-old children: baseline data of the Kiel Obesity Prevention Study (KOPS)

How to measure dietary intake and food habits in adolescence: the European perspective

Twenty four year time trends in fats and cholesterol intake by adolescents. Warsaw Adolescents Study

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