Differences in Infant Diet Quality Index by Race and Ethnicity Predict Differences in Later Diet Quality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial and ethnic disparities in infant-feeding practices may negatively influence diet quality and health.

Objectives

This study investigated the racial, ethnic, and language (English or Spanish) differences in infant diet quality, later diet quality, and weight status at 2-5 y, and whether these differences were explained through infant diet quality among participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Methods

Using the WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study-2 (unweighted n = 2663; weighted n = 362,712), relationships between the Infant Dietary Quality Index (IDQI; range 0-1) and Healthy Eating Index-2020 (HEI-2020; range 0-100) and BMI z-score (BMIz) at 2-5 y were analyzed by race, ethnicity, and

SUBMITTER: Au LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10843900 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature