Childhood dietary patterns and body composition at age 6 years: the Children of SCOPE study.

ABSTRACT: Dietary patterns describe the quantity, variety, or combination of different foods and beverages in a diet and the frequency of habitual consumption. Better understanding of childhood dietary patterns and antenatal influences could inform intervention strategies to prevent childhood obesity. We derived empirical dietary patterns in 1142 children (average age 6.0 (0.2) years) in Auckland, New Zealand whose mothers had participated in the Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints (SCOPE) cohort study and explored associations with measures of body composition. Participants (Children of SCOPE) had their diet assessed by food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and empirical dietary patterns were extracted using factor analysis. Three distinct dietary patterns were identified; 'Healthy', 'Traditional' and '

SUBMITTER: Flynn AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7116586 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature