Added Sugar, Macro- and Micronutrient Intakes and Anthropometry of Children in a Developing World Context.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between added sugar and dietary diversity, micronutrient intakes and anthropometric status in a nationally representative study of children, 1-8.9 years of age in South Africa.

Methods

Secondary analysis of a national survey of children (weighted n = 2,200; non weighted n = 2818) was undertaken. Validated 24-hour recalls of children were collected from mothers/caregivers and stratified into quartiles of percentage energy from added sugar (% EAS). A dietary diversity score (DDS) using 9 food groups, a food variety score (FVS) of individual food items, and a mean adequacy ratio (MAR) based on 11 micronutrients were calculated. The prevalence of stunting and overweight/obesity was also determined.

Result

SUBMITTER: Maunder EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4641690 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature