Daily Snacking Occasions and Weight Status Among US Children Aged 1 to 5 Years.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To characterize associations of snacking frequency with weight status among US children aged 1 to 5 years. METHODS:Participants were children (n = 4,669) aged 1 to 5 years in the 2005 to 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Snacking was assessed by two 24-hour dietary recalls using definitions that considered "snack" occasions as well as other foods/beverages consumed between meals. Overweight/obesity (OW/OB) was defined using percentile cutoffs: ≥ 97.7th weight-for-length (< 2 years) cutoff and the ≥ 85th BMI-for-age (≥ 2 years) cutoff. Linear/logistic regressions evaluated snacking based on daily occasions and relative to current recommendations (two to three snacks per day). RESULTS:During 2005 to 2014, US children aged 1 to 5 years consumed, on aver

SUBMITTER: Kachurak A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6001698 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature