Daily Snacking Occasions and Weight Status Among US Children Aged 1 to 5 Years
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Journal ArticleDate
2018-06-01Author
Kachurak, ADavey, A
Bailey, RL
Fisher, JO
Subject
BeveragesBody Weight
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet
Eating
Energy Intake
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Meals
Mental Recall
Milk, Human
Nutrition Surveys
Obesity
Overweight
Prevalence
Snacks
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
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10.1002/oby.22172Abstract
© 2018 The Authors. Obesity published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of The Obesity Society (TOS). Objective: To characterize associations of snacking frequency with weight status among US children aged 1 to 5 years. Methods: Participants were children (n = 4,669) aged 1 to 5 years in the 2005 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Snacking was assessed by two 24-hour dietary recalls using definitions that considered “snack” occasions as well as other foods/beverages consumed between meals. Overweight/obesity (OW/OB) was defined using percentile cutoffs: ≥ 97.7th weight-for-length (< 2 years) cutoff and the ≥ 85th BMI-for-age (≥ 2 years) cutoff. Linear/logistic regressions evaluated snacking based on daily occasions and relative to current recommendations (two to three snacks per day). Results: During 2005 to 2014, US children aged 1 to 5 years consumed, on average, two to three snacks daily. Children with normal weight in both age groups tended to snack less frequently than children with OW/OB when considering all foods/beverages eaten between meals (P < 0.01-0.12). Across most snacking definitions, children < 2 years who snacked more frequently than recommended had greater odds of having OW/OB (P < 0.01-0.12) and consumed greater daily snack energy than those who snacked within recommendations (all P < 0.01). Recommendations did not clearly delineate weight status among children aged 2 to 5 years. Conclusions: Snacking frequency and weight are positively associated among US children 1 to 5 years old, with most consistent associations seen among children < 2 years old and when considering all foods/beverages consumed between meals.Citation to related work
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