Associations between Diet Quality and Body Composition in Young Children Born with Very Low Body Weight.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Very low birth weight (VLBW; <1500 g) infants have increased adiposity and metabolic disease risk in adulthood. Limited evidence suggests low-quality childhood diets are a predisposing risk factor. Despite this, to our knowledge no study has yet examined associations between diet quality and body composition in VLBW individuals.

Objective

The objective of this study was to determine associations between Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-2010) scores and consumption of fruits/vegetables, added sugars, and macronutrients with body composition in 5.5-y-old children born VLBW. We hypothesized HEI-2010 scores were inversely associated with adiposity.

Methods

This cohort study leveraged the 5.5-y follow-up to the Donor Milk for Improved Neurodevelopmental Outcomes r

SUBMITTER: McGee M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7675023 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature