Poor Adherence to US Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Population

Poor diet quality in childhood and adolescence is associated with adverse health outcomes throughout life, yet the dietary habits of American children and how they change across childhood and adolescence are unknown. Here, Banfield et al describe diet quality among children and adolescents by assess...

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Published inJournal of the American Dietetic Association Vol. 116; no. 1; p. 21
Main Authors Banfield, Emilyn C, Lui, Yan, Davis, Jennifer S, Chang, Shine, Frazier-Wood, Alexis C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Elsevier Limited 01.01.2016
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Childrens health
Diet
Dietetics
Nutrition
Pediatrics
United States > US
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Summary:Poor diet quality in childhood and adolescence is associated with adverse health outcomes throughout life, yet the dietary habits of American children and how they change across childhood and adolescence are unknown. Here, Banfield et al describe diet quality among children and adolescents by assessing adherence to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) and to determine whether any differences in adherence occurred across childhood. Overall, children and adolescents are failing to meet the DGA and may be at an increased risk of chronic diseases throughout life. By analyzing which food groups show differences between age groups, we provide data that can inform the development of dietary interventions to promote specific food groups targeting specific ages and improve diet quality among children and adolescents.
ISSN:2212-2672
2212-2680