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Changes in food group consumption patterns from childhood to young adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study
Journal article

Changes in food group consumption patterns from childhood to young adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study

Debby Demory-Luce, Miriam Morales, Theresa Nicklas, Tom Baranowski, Issa Zakeri and Gerald Berenson
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, v 104(11), pp 1684-1691
Nov 2004
PMID: 15499355

Abstract

Food Preferences - psychology Diet Surveys Food Preferences - physiology Humans Male Diet - standards Food Preferences - ethnology Meat Adult Female Beverages Child Mental Recall Cross-Sectional Studies Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Aging - psychology European Continental Ancestry Group Diet - trends Feeding Behavior - physiology Feeding Behavior - ethnology Aging - physiology Adolescent Sex Factors Diet - psychology Feeding Behavior - psychology Longitudinal Studies Cohort Studies
The objective of this study was to assess changes in food group consumption patterns from childhood to young adulthood. Twenty-four-hour dietary recalls were collected on a longitudinal sample of young adults. Dietary intake data were collected on 246 young adults (70% European American, 30% African American) aged 19 to 28 years who participated in a previous cross-sectional survey when they were 10-year-olds. Descriptive statistics and linear mixed models adjusting for study time (age), sex, and ethnicity. In childhood, consumption of fruits/fruit juice and mixed meats ( P </=.05), desserts, candy, and milk ( P </=.0001) were greater than in young adulthood. Young adulthood consumption was greater for sweetened beverages, poultry and seafood ( P </=.001), salty snacks ( P </=.05), and beef ( P </=.01) compared to childhood. Milk consumption decreased, but the decrease was greater among males ( P </=.0001). Sweetened beverage consumption increased, but the increase was greater for European Americans ( P </=.0001). Candy consumption decreased, but the decrease was greater for African Americans ( P </=.05). Changes occur in food group consumption patterns from childhood to young adulthood. Overall, there was a decrease in diet quality during this age transition. Understanding eating habits of children early in life is important for planning effective intervention strategies.

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Nutrition & Dietetics
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