Diet quality in childhood: the Generation R Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We aimed to evaluate diet quality of 8-year-old children in the Netherlands, to identify sociodemographic and lifestyle correlates of child diet quality, and to examine tracking of diet quality from early to mid-childhood.

Methods

For 4733 children participating in a population-based cohort, we assessed dietary intake using a validated food-frequency questionnaire at a median age of 8.1 years (interquartile range 8.0-8.2) (2011-2014). Based on dietary guidelines, we developed and validated a food-based diet quality score for children consisting of ten components (score 0-10): sufficient intake of vegetables; fruit; whole grains; fish; legumes; nuts; dairy; oils and soft fats; and low intake of sugar-containing-beverages; and high-fat and processed meat.

Results

SUBMITTER: van der Velde LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6499873 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature