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  • Title: Ready-to-eat cereal consumption: its relationship with BMI and nutrient intake of children aged 4 to 12 years.
    Author: Albertson AM, Anderson GH, Crockett SJ, Goebel MT.
    Journal: J Am Diet Assoc; 2003 Dec; 103(12):1613-9. PubMed ID: 14647087.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between ready-to-eat cereal consumption habits and body mass index of a sample of children aged 4 to 12 years. DESIGN: Fourteen-day self-reported food diary records were obtained from a sample of 2,000 American households from February 1998 through February 1999. Height and weight of the family members were also self-reported. SUBJECTS/SETTING: The sample population of 603 children, aged 4 to 12 years, was broken into tertiles based on cereal consumption over the 14 days: (three or fewer, four to seven, or eight or more servings). STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Logistic regression and analysis of variance were used to determine associations between frequency of ready-to-eat cereal consumption and body mass index or nutrient intakes. RESULTS: More than 90% of children aged 4 to 12 years consumed ready-to-eat cereal at least once in the two-week collection period. Within tertiles of consumption, children in the upper tertile had lower mean body mass indexes than those in the lowest tertile consistently across all age groups (P<.01). Additionally, the proportion of children aged 4 to 12 years who were at risk for overweight/overweight was significantly lower in the upper tertile of cereal consumption (P<.05). Children in the upper tertile also had lower fat intakes and higher intakes of many micronutrients. APPLICATIONS: The consumption of ready-to-eat cereals at breakfast should be encouraged as a component of an eating pattern that promotes the maintenance of healthful body weights and nutrient intakes in children.
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