Association between consumption of nonessential energy-dense food and body mass index among Mexican school-aged children: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Obesity prevalence in Mexican children has increased rapidly and is among the highest in the world. We aimed to estimate the longitudinal association between nonessential energy-dense food (NEDF) consumption and body mass index (BMI) in school-aged children 5 to 11 years, using a cohort study with 6 years of follow-up. SUBJECTS/METHODS: We studied the offspring of women in the Prenatal omega-3 fatty acid supplementation, child growth, and development (POSGRAD) cohort study. NEDF were classified into four main groups: chips and popcorn, sweet bakery products, non-cereal based sweets, and ready-to-eat cereals. We fitted fixed effects models to assess the association between change in 418.6 kJ (100 kcal) of NEDF consumption and changes in BMI. RESULTS:<

SUBMITTER: Barrientos-Gutierrez T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10168455 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature