Development of the Chinese preschooler dietary index: a tool to assess overall diet quality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diet quality in early childhood has a long-term impact on health outcomes. However, there are scarce dietary indexes for Chinese preschool children, and the existing indexes had limited validity and reliability. This study thus aimed to develop a dietary index for preschool children based on the Chinese Dietary Guideline and Chinese Dietary Reference Intakes and to assess their overall diet quality using the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS).

Methods

The Chinese Preschooler Dietary Index (CPDI) included 11 components, covering 9 food group components and two nutrient components. The total scores of CPDI ranged from 0 to 90, with a higher score indicating greater diet quality. This study assessed the diet quality of 1742 preschoolers aged two to five years o

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9791773 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature