FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CONSUMPTION OF FIBERS IN CHILDREN WITH FEEDING DIFFICULTIES
Introduction: Children with feeding difficulties (FD) may have low fiber intake, because in most cases, they have a restricted diet. Objectives: To evaluate possible factors related to fiber consumption (total, soluble, insoluble and pectin) in children with FD. Factors such as the FD type, breastfe...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Annals of nutrition and metabolism 2020-01, Vol.76, p.100 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: Children with feeding difficulties (FD) may have low fiber intake, because in most cases, they have a restricted diet. Objectives: To evaluate possible factors related to fiber consumption (total, soluble, insoluble and pectin) in children with FD. Factors such as the FD type, breastfeeding, parental education, parental styles, characteristics of eating at home, and constipation. Methods: We analyzed the medical records of 194 patients diagnosed with FD of both sexes treated at the Feeding Difficulties Center in São Paulo, Brazil. To evaluate fiber consumption according to the factors mentioned (the FD type, breastfeeding, parental education, parental styles, characteristics of eating at home, and constipation), the statistical tests Mann-Whitney and Kruskall-Wallis (p |
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ISSN: | 0250-6807 1421-9697 |