Trajectories of adherence to an obesogenic dietary pattern and changes in diet quality, food intake, and adiposity during adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Contemporary longitudinal data on dietary patterns (DP) during adolescence are scarce. This study aimed to identify trajectories of adherence to an obesogenic DP and changes in diet quality (DQ), related food consumption, and adiposity markers during adolescence.

Methods

A cohort of 600 adolescents (293 girls, 48.8%) attending 24 secondary schools enrolled on the SI! Program for Secondary Schools trial in Spain was assessed when participants were approximately 12, 14, and 16 years old. An energy-dense, high-fat, and low-fiber (obesogenic) DP was derived at each time point by reduced rank regression (RRR) using the percentage energy intake from fat, fiber density, and dietary energy density as intermediate variables. Based on each participant's resulting s

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Gomez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11887375 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature