Dietary Micronutrient Intake and the Prevalence of Metabolic Conditions among Children from the United States-Affiliated Pacific Region in the Children's Healthy Living Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutritional intake during childhood can shape health and well-being throughout life. Although excess macronutrient intake is considered the main driver of obesity development, micronutrients, i.e., minerals and vitamins, can potentiate or ameliorate pathological processes of adiposity. Hence, the micronutrient intake relationship to childhood obesity can guide precision approaches to nutritional needs, considering the dietary habits of a population. Childhood obesity is a health disparity throughout the United States-Affiliated Pacific (USAP) region.

Objectives

The study examined the association between micronutrient intake with body mass index (BMI in kg/m²) and the presence of insulin resistance proxy, acanthosis nigricans (AN), in 3529 children aged

SUBMITTER: Seale LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12403178 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature