Early macronutrient intake and overweight at five years of age

Scaglioni, Silvia; Agostoni, Carlo; Notaris, Roberta De; Radaelli, Giovanni; Radice, N; Valenti, Maria Teresa; Giovannini, M; Riva, Enrica

doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0801225

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“…An interpretation of these associations could be that DBC increases satiety and prevents consumption of high-energydense snacks later in the morning, thus favouring energy balance, which in turn helps maintenance of normal body weight (46) . Another possible explanation of our results could be that breakfast consumption can also be a proxy of a more general healthy lifestyle (47) .…”

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Family sociodemographic characteristics as correlates of children’s breakfast habits and weight status in eight European countries. The ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) project

Μanios¹,

Moschonis²,

Androutsos³

et al. 2014

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the associations of family sociodemographic characteristics with children's weight status and whether these potential associations are mediated by children's breakfast habits. Design: A school-based survey among 10-12-year-old children was conducted in eight European countries. Children's weight and height were measured and breakfast habits and family sociodemographic characteristics were self-reported by 5444 children and their parents. International Obesity Task Force cut-off points were used to categorize children as overweight/obese or normal weight. Mediation analyses were used to test the potential mediating effect of children's breakfast consumption on the associations between family sociodemographic characteristics and children's overweight/obesity. Setting: Schools in eight European countries participating in the ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) project. Subjects: Children aged 10-12 years and their parents (n 5444). Results: Children's reported daily breakfast consumption varied from 56 % in Slovenia to 92 % in Spain on weekdays and from 79 % in Greece to 93 % in Norway on weekends. Children of native parents, with both parents employed and with at least one parent having more than 14 years of education were more likely to consume breakfast daily and less likely to be overweight/obese. Finally, mediation analyses revealed that the association of parental nationality and parental educational status with children's overweight/obesity was partially mediated by children's daily breakfast consumption. Conclusions: The study shows that the lower likelihood of being overweight/obese among 10-12-year-old children of native background and higher parental educational status was partially mediated by children's daily breakfast consumption.

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Family sociodemographic characteristics as correlates of children’s breakfast habits and weight status in eight European countries. The ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) project

Μanios¹,

Moschonis²,

Androutsos³

et al. 2014

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“…A 2006 systematic review of the dietary determinants of obesity identified several longitudinal studies that examined protein intake and obesity among children (Woodward-Lopez et al, 2006). Several of these found a positive association between protein intake and adiposity (Rolland-Cachera et al, 1995;Scaglioni et al, 2000;Skinner et al, 2004), whereas others found no association (Maffeis et al, 1998;Magarey et al, 2001;Alexy et al, 2004). The mechanisms to explain such an association, if one exists, are not well understood.…”

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“…All reviews note most evidence comes from cross-sectional studies among adults, and that further rigorous inquiry is needed using valid dietary assessment methods, longer term prospective studies, and measurement and analysis of important covariates to confirm and clarify the direction and magnitude of the effects of these dietary factors and their importance in childhood. Further, of the few birth cohort studies to investigate determinants of obesity, none has measured infant feeding and early diet in sufficient detail using rigorous assessment methods to investigate associations predictive of later weight status (Scaglioni et al, 2000;Reilly et al, 2005).…”

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Infant and early childhood dietary predictors of overweight at age 8 years in the CAPS population

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Background/Objectives: Programs to address obesity are a high priority for public policy especially for young children. Research into dietary determinants of obesity is challenging but important for rational planning of interventions to prevent obesity, given that both diet and energy expenditure influence weight status. We investigated whether early life dietary factors were predictive of weight status at 8 years in a cohort of Australian children. Subjects/Methods: We used data from the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study-a birth cohort at high risk of asthma. Dietary data (3-day weighed food records) were collected at 18 months and height, weight and waist circumference were collected at 8 years. We assessed the relationship between dietary predictor variables and measures of adiposity using linear regression. Results: Intakes of protein, meat and fruit at age 18 months were positively associated with measures of adiposity at age 8 years, namely, body mass index and/or waist circumference. We also showed a significant negative relationship between these measures of adiposity at 8 years and intake at 18 months of dairy foods as a percent of total energy, and intake of energy dense cereal-based foods such as cookies and crackers. Conclusions: This birth cohort study with rigorous design, measures and analyses, has shown a number of associations between early dietary intake and subsequent adiposity that contribute to the growing evidence base in this important field.

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“…Other important factors related to physical activity and diet are known to be important determinants of childhood BMI. [27][28][29] These are also likely to influence changes in overweight status over time. We were unable to assess the effects of these exposures since information on them was not available in this study before the age of 14 y.…”

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Family and early life factors associated with changes in overweight status between ages 5 and 14 years: findings from the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and its outcomes

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OBJECTIVE:To describe different patterns of overweight status between ages 5 and 14 y and examine the role of modifiable family and early life characteristics in explaining different patterns of change between these two ages. DESIGN: A population-based prospective birth cohort. SUBJECTS: A total of 2934 children (52% males) who were participants in the Mater-University study of pregnancy, Brisbane, and who were examined at ages 5 and 14 y. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Four patterns of change in overweight/obesity status between ages 5 and 14 y: (i) normal at both ages; (ii) normal at 5 y and overweight/obese at 14 y; (iii) overweight/obese at 5 y and normal at 14 y; (iv) overweight/ obese at both ages. RESULTS: Of the 2934 participants, 2018 (68.8%) had a normal body mass index (BMI) at ages 5 and 14 y, 425 (14.5%) changed from a normal BMI at age 5 y to overweight or obese at age 14 y, 175 (6.0%) changed from being overweight or obese at age 5 y to normal weight at age 14 y and 316 (10.8%) were overweight or obese at both ages 5 and 14 y. Girls were more likely to make the transition from overweight or obese at age 5 y to normal at 14 y than their boy counterparts. Children whose parents were overweight or obese were more likely to change from having a normal BMI at age 5 y to being overweight at 14 y (fully adjusted RR: 6.17 (95% CI: 3.97, 9.59)) and were more likely to be overweight at both ages (7.44 (95% CI: 4.60, 12.02)). Birth weight and increase in weight over the first 6 months of life were both positively associated with being overweight at both ages. Other explanatory factors were not associated with the different overweight status transitions.

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Early macronutrient intake and overweight at five years of age

Cited by 173 publications

References 26 publications

Family sociodemographic characteristics as correlates of children’s breakfast habits and weight status in eight European countries. The ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) project

Family sociodemographic characteristics as correlates of children’s breakfast habits and weight status in eight European countries. The ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) project

Infant and early childhood dietary predictors of overweight at age 8 years in the CAPS population

Family and early life factors associated with changes in overweight status between ages 5 and 14 years: findings from the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and its outcomes

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