Assessing Diet Quality in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Cohort of Low-income Toddlers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low-income racially and ethnically diverse children are at higher risk for obesity compared with their counterparts; yet, few studies have assessed their diet quality.

Objective

The aim of the study was to evaluate the diet quality of a racially and ethnically diverse cohort of 2-year-olds using the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2010.

Methods

We used 24-hour dietary recall data from caregivers of toddlers (24-34 months) at 4 pediatric resident clinics that participated in the Greenlight Study to calculate compliance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) using total HEI score (range 0-100) and 12 component scores.

Results

Participants (n = 231) were mostly Hispanic (57%) or non-Hispanic black (27%) and from low-income families. Mean HEI-2010 sc

SUBMITTER: Kay MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084854 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature