Association between serum cholesterol and eating behaviours during early childhood: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Modifiable behaviours during early childhood may provide opportunities to prevent disease processes before adverse outcomes occur. Our objective was to determine whether young children's eating behaviours were associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in later life.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study involving children aged 3-5 years recruited from 7 primary care practices in Toronto, Ontario, we assessed the relation between eating behaviours as assessed by the NutriSTEP (Nutritional Screening Tool for Every Preschooler) questionnaire (completed by parents) and serum levels of non-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, a surrogate marker of cardiovascular risk. We also assessed the relation between dietary intake and serum non-HDL cholester

SUBMITTER: Persaud N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3735770 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature