Food sources of energy and nutrients among children in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2006.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent detailed analyses of data on dietary sources of energy and nutrients in US children are lacking. The objective of this study was to identify food sources of energy and 28 nutrients for children in the United States.

Methods

Analyses of food sources were conducted using a single 24-h recall collected from children 2 to 18 years old (n = 7332) in the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Sources of nutrients contained in foods were determined using nutrient composition databases. Food grouping included ingredients from disaggregated mixtures. Mean energy and nutrient intakes from the total diet and from each food group were adjusted for the sample design using appropriate weights. Percentages of the total dietary intake that food sources

SUBMITTER: Keast DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3571649 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature