Low Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Associated with Linear Growth Faltering among Children in Urban Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to examine the association between dietary diversity and child growth among children 6 to 23 months of age in urban slums of Bangladesh. This prospective cohort study enrolled 192 participants 6 to 23 months of age in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total of 170 children with follow-up anthropometric data were included in the analysis. To collect dietary intake information for children 6 to 23 months of age, consumption of five or more of the following eight minimum dietary diversity food groups was recorded using 24-hour dietary recall at enrollment provided by the child's caregiver: 1) breast milk; 2) grains, roots, and tubers; 3) legumes and nuts; 4) dairy products; 5) flesh foods; 6) eggs; 7) vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables; and 8) other fruits and vegetables.

SUBMITTER: Parvin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9209935 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature