Preschool Children's Dietary Patterns Are Associated with Food Shopping Establishments: The SENDO Project.

ABSTRACT: Background: Eating habits established during the preschool stage may last a lifetime, underlining the importance of choosing and purchasing healthy foods for proper nutrition. Aim: To assess the associations between place of food purchase and dietary intake and quality in Spanish preschool children. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was carried out within the framework of the SEguimiento del Niño para un Desarrollo Óptimo (SENDO) project. Data were collected using (1) the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ), from which dietary nutrient intake and diet quality (NOVA System classification and KIDMED index) were analysed, and (2) the baseline food habits questionnaire, which asked about the food purchase outlet. Data were analysed by lo

SUBMITTER: Rodenas-Munar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11431715 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature