Association between Dairy Intake and Linear Growth in Chinese Pre-School Children

Association between Dairy Intake and Linear Growth in Chinese Pre-School Children

Stunting remains a major public health issue for pre-school children globally. Dairy product consumption is suboptimal in China. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between dairy intake and linear growth in Chinese pre-school children. A national representative survey (Chinese...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nutrients 2020-08, Vol.12 (9), p.2576
Hauptverfasser: Duan, Yifan, Pang, Xuehong, Yang, Zhenyu, Wang, Jie, Jiang, Shan, Bi, Ye, Wang, Shuxia, Zhang, Huanmei, Lai, Jianqiang
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Sprache:eng
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Age
Body Height
Caregivers
Child, Preschool
Children
China
China - epidemiology
Clinical trials
Cross-Sectional Studies
cross-sectional study
dairy
Dairy Products
Diet
Female
Food allergies
Food intake
Food selection
Growth Disorders - epidemiology
HAZ
Health Status
Heat affected zone
Humans
Lactose
Lactose intolerance
Male
Milk
Nutrition
Nutritional Status
Population
pre-school children
Preschool children
Public health
Questionnaires
Risk
Rural areas
Socioeconomic Factors
Software
stunting
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Zusammenfassung:Stunting remains a major public health issue for pre-school children globally. Dairy product consumption is suboptimal in China. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between dairy intake and linear growth in Chinese pre-school children. A national representative survey (Chinese Nutrition and Health Surveillance) of children aged under 6 years was done in 2013. Stratified multistage cluster sampling was used to select study participants. A food frequency questionnaire was used to collect dietary information. We calculated height-for-age Z-scores (HAZs) and estimated stunting using the 2006 WHO growth standard. In total, 12,153 children aged two to four years old (24 to
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu12092576