Fat preferences, dietary fat intake and body composition in children

Ricketts, Crystal D

doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600487

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“…The findings support previous studies in children on taste preferences and body composition, which found that fat preference is associated with children's BMI and triceps skinfold thickness, 22 and parental weight status. 23,24 Our study found stronger associations with weight status for sweet preference.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…In contrast, previous findings in children were able to link fat preference to fat intake. 22,24 There was also no relationship between sweet preferences and sweet food consumption. There are numerous possible reasons for the failure of our study to detect significant taste--diet associations.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…[19][20][21] The few previous studies on this topic in children mostly concentrated on the preference for fat. They found a positive association with children's BMI and triceps skinfold thickness 22 and parental weight status. 23,24 The only study that also assessed the liking of sweet foods did not find an association between fat and sweet food preferences and adiposity.…”

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confidence: 96%

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Taste preferences in association with dietary habits and weight status in European children: results from the IDEFICS study

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Background: Increased preference for fat and sugar may have a role in overweight and obesity development. However, this effect is likely to vary across different food cultures. To date, few studies on this topic have been conducted in children and none have employed an international, multi-centre design. Objective: To document taste preferences for fat and sweet in children from eight European countries and to investigate their association with weight status and dietary habits. Design: A total of 1696 children aged 6-9 years from survey centres in Italy, Estonia, Cyprus, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Hungary and Spain tasted and subsequently chose between a high-versus a low-fat cracker and a natural versus a sugarsweetened apple juice. Children's consumption frequency of fatty and sweet foods and demographic variables were obtained from parental-reported questionnaires. Weight and height of the children were measured. Results: Fat and sweet taste preferences varied substantially across survey centres. Independent of survey centre, age, sex, parental education and parental BMI, overweight including obesity was positively associated with fat preference and sweet preference. Fat preference associations were stronger in girls. GirlsFbut not boysFwith a combined preference for fat and sweet had an especially high probability of being overweight or obese. Adjusted models with BMI z-score as the dependent variable were consistent with results of the analyses with BMI categories, but with significant results only for fat preference in girls. Frequent consumption of fatty foods was related to fat preference in bivariate analyses; however, adjusting for survey centre attenuated the association. Sweet preference was not related to consumption of sweet foods, either in crude or in adjusted analyses. Conclusions: Fat and sweet taste preferences are related to weight status in European children across regions with varying food cultures.

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“…Es necesario señalar que el exceso de lípidos se presenta combinado con un exceso de proteína animal y de hidratos de carbono, lo cual se ha asociado con el aumento de riesgo de obesidad, diabetes mellitus y enfermedades coronarias (17,18,42). Se debe considerar que también podría haber un impacto en el establecimiento de hábitos alimentarios de los niños y que podrían verse reflejados en el gusto y/o preferencia alimentarios en la vida adulta (17,42).…”

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Aporte calórico y macronutrimental de los menús infantiles de la comida rápida y convencional

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“…Previous studies have reported that dietary fat consumption was associated with increased BMI among children and adolescents. [41][42][43][44] However, two studies conducted among preschool children reported no relationship between the participants' dietary fat intake and their levels of BMI. 45,46 This may suggest that the young age of the participants in this study limited our ability to detect an association between dietary fat intake and BMI.…”

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BMI from 3–6 y of age is predicted by TV viewing and physical activity, not diet

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether, diet, physical activity, sedentary behavior or television (TV) viewing predicted body mass index (BMI) among 3-7-y-old children. DESIGN: A triethnic cohort of 3-4-y-old children was followed for 3 y from 1986 to 1989. MEASUREMENTS: BMI was assessed at the beginning and end of each measurement year. Heart rate monitoring and observation were used to assess physical activity. Diet (calories, % calories from fat and carbohydrate), sedentary behavior and TV viewing were assessed by direct observation in each year. A repeated measures regression analysis with year as a factor and BMI at the end of each year as dependent variables was run. Nonsignificant variables were removed in a stepwise backward deletion process and significant interactions graphed. RESULTS: The interactions between minutes of TV viewing per hour and study year and minutes of physical activity per hour and study year were significant (Po0.05). There were also significant main effects for TV viewing, physical activity and BMI from the beginning of the study. The model accounted for 65% of the variance in BMI across the three study years. Plotting the significant interactions demonstrated that physical activity was positively associated with BMI in year 1, and negatively associated in years 2 and 3 with a stronger negative relationship in year 3 than 2. TV viewing became positively associated with BMI during the third study year. CONCLUSION: Physical activity and TV viewing were the only significant predictors (other than baseline BMI) of BMI among a triethnic cohort of 3-4-y-old children followed for 3 y with both physical activity (negatively associated) and TV viewing (positively associated) becoming stronger predictors as the children aged. It appears that 6 or 7 y is a critical age when TV viewing and physical activity may affect BMI. Therefore, focusing on reducing time spent watching television and increasing time spent in physical activity may be successful means of preventing obesity among this age group.

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Fat preferences, dietary fat intake and body composition in children

Cited by 74 publications

References 17 publications

Taste preferences in association with dietary habits and weight status in European children: results from the IDEFICS study

Taste preferences in association with dietary habits and weight status in European children: results from the IDEFICS study

Aporte calórico y macronutrimental de los menús infantiles de la comida rápida y convencional

BMI from 3–6 y of age is predicted by TV viewing and physical activity, not diet

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