Dietary sources of animal and plant protein intake among Flemish preschool children and the association with socio-economic and lifestyle-related factors
Background: The aims of this study were to assess the intake of animal, plant and food group-specific protein, and to investigate their associations with socio-economic and lifestyle-related factors in Flemish preschoolers. Methods: Three-day estimated dietary records were collected from 661 presc...
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my.usm.eprints.36130 http://eprints.usm.my/36130/ Dietary sources of animal and plant protein intake among Flemish preschool children and the association with socio-economic and lifestyle-related factors Yi, Lin Selin, Bolca Stefanie, Vandevijvere Herman, Van Oyen John , Van Camp Guy, De Backer Leng, H Foo Stefaan , De Henauw Inge, Huybrechts R5-130.5 General works Background: The aims of this study were to assess the intake of animal, plant and food group-specific protein, and to investigate their associations with socio-economic and lifestyle-related factors in Flemish preschoolers. Methods: Three-day estimated dietary records were collected from 661 preschoolers aged 2.5-6.5 y (338 boys and 323 girls). Multiple linear regression analysis was used to investigate the association between animal, plant, and food group-specific protein intake and socio-economic and lifestyle factors. Results: Animal proteins (mean 38 g/d) were the main source of total protein (mean 56 g/d), while mean plant protein intake amounted to 18 g/d. The group of meat, poultry, fish and eggs was the main contributor (51%) to animal protein intake, followed by milk and milk products (35%). Bread and cereals (41%) contributed most to the plant protein intake, followed by low-nutritious, energy-dense foods (21%). With higher educated fathers and mothers as reference, respectively, preschoolers with lower secondary and secondary paternal education had lower animal, dairy-, and meat-derived protein intakes, and those with lower secondary and secondary maternal education consumed less plant, and bread and cereal-derived proteins. Compared to children with high physical activity levels, preschoolers with low and moderate physical activity had lower animal and plant protein intakes. Significantly higher potatoes and grains-, and fish- derived proteins were reported for children of smoking mothers and fathers, respectively, compared to those of non-smoking mothers and fathers. Conclusions: The total protein intake of Flemish preschoolers was sufficient according to the recommendations of the Belgian Superior Health Council. Parental level of education and smoking status might play a role in the sources of children’s dietary proteins. BioMed Central 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/36130/1/Foo_LH_Nutr_J_2011.pdf Yi, Lin and Selin, Bolca and Stefanie, Vandevijvere and Herman, Van Oyen and John , Van Camp and Guy, De Backer and Leng, H Foo and Stefaan , De Henauw and Inge, Huybrechts (2011) Dietary sources of animal and plant protein intake among Flemish preschool children and the association with socio-economic and lifestyle-related factors. Nutrition Journal, 10 (97). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1475-2891 http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1475-2891/ |
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Background: The aims of this study were to assess the intake of animal, plant and food group-specific protein,
and to investigate their associations with socio-economic and lifestyle-related factors in Flemish preschoolers.
Methods: Three-day estimated dietary records were collected from 661 preschoolers aged 2.5-6.5 y (338 boys and
323 girls). Multiple linear regression analysis was used to investigate the association between animal, plant, and
food group-specific protein intake and socio-economic and lifestyle factors.
Results: Animal proteins (mean 38 g/d) were the main source of total protein (mean 56 g/d), while mean plant
protein intake amounted to 18 g/d. The group of meat, poultry, fish and eggs was the main contributor (51%) to
animal protein intake, followed by milk and milk products (35%). Bread and cereals (41%) contributed most to the
plant protein intake, followed by low-nutritious, energy-dense foods (21%). With higher educated fathers and
mothers as reference, respectively, preschoolers with lower secondary and secondary paternal education had lower
animal, dairy-, and meat-derived protein intakes, and those with lower secondary and secondary maternal
education consumed less plant, and bread and cereal-derived proteins. Compared to children with high physical
activity levels, preschoolers with low and moderate physical activity had lower animal and plant protein intakes.
Significantly higher potatoes and grains-, and fish- derived proteins were reported for children of smoking mothers
and fathers, respectively, compared to those of non-smoking mothers and fathers.
Conclusions: The total protein intake of Flemish preschoolers was sufficient according to the recommendations of
the Belgian Superior Health Council. Parental level of education and smoking status might play a role in the
sources of children’s dietary proteins. |
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Dietary sources of animal and plant protein
intake among Flemish preschool children and
the association with socio-economic and
lifestyle-related factors |
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Dietary sources of animal and plant protein
intake among Flemish preschool children and
the association with socio-economic and
lifestyle-related factors |
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Dietary sources of animal and plant protein
intake among Flemish preschool children and
the association with socio-economic and
lifestyle-related factors |
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Dietary sources of animal and plant protein
intake among Flemish preschool children and
the association with socio-economic and
lifestyle-related factors |
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Dietary sources of animal and plant protein
intake among Flemish preschool children and
the association with socio-economic and
lifestyle-related factors |
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dietary sources of animal and plant protein
intake among flemish preschool children and
the association with socio-economic and
lifestyle-related factors |
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