Fast food intake and excess weight gain over a 1-year period among preschool-age children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fast food is cross-sectionally associated with having overweight and obesity in young children.

Objectives

To examine whether fast food intake independently contributes to the development of overweight and obesity among preschool-age children.

Methods

Prospective cohort of 3- to 5-year-old children (n = 541) followed for 1 year. Children's height and weight were objectively measured at baseline and study end. Parents reported their child's fast food intake frequency in the past week from 11 chain fast food restaurants in six online follow-up surveys, completed approximately 8 weeks apart. Poisson regression with robust standard errors modelled the risk of a child increasing in weight status (ie, transitioning from a having a healthy weight to having overwei

SUBMITTER: Emond JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7262320 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature