Room for Improvement Remains in Food Consumption Patterns of Young Children Aged 2-4 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthy food consumption patterns in early childhood support optimal growth and development and promote lifelong health.

Objective

The objective of the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) 2016 is to provide updated information on food consumption patterns of children aged 0 to <4 y. This article focuses on several key aspects of the food consumption patterns of 2- and 3-y-olds and how those patterns differ between racial/ethnic groups.

Methods

The FITS 2016 is a cross-sectional study in caregivers of children aged 0 to <4 y living in the United States. Dietary data were collected in a national random sample of children (n = 3235, of whom 600 were aged 24-47.9 mo) by using a 24-h dietary recall telephone survey with the primary caregiver of the child.

SUBMITTER: Welker EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6126636 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature