Longitudinal evaluation of milk type consumed and weight status in preschoolers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate relationships between type of milk consumed and weight status among preschool children.

Design

Longitudinal cohort study.

Setting

The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort, a representative sample of US children.

Participants

10 700 US children examined at age 2 and 4 years.

Main outcome measures

Body mass index (BMI) z score and overweight/obese status as a function of milk type intake.

Results

The majority of children drank whole or 2% milk (87% at 2 years, 79.3% at 4 years). Across racial/ethnic and socio-economic status subgroups, 1%/skim milk drinkers had higher BMI z scores than 2%/whole milk drinkers. In multivariable analyses, increasing fat content in the type of milk consumed was inversely associated with

SUBMITTER: Scharf RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4439101 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature