Prospective associations among cereal intake in childhood and adiposity, lipid levels, and physical activity during late adolescence. Journal of the American Dietetic Association [J Am Diet Assoc] Journal article | | Title | Prospective associations among cereal intake in childhood and adiposity, lipid levels, and physical activity during late adolescence. | | Author(s) | Albertson AM, Thompson D, Franko DL, Holschuh NM, Bauserman R, Barton BA | | Institution | Bell Insititute of Health and Nutrition, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA. | | Source | J Am Diet Assoc 2009 Oct; 109(10):1775-80. | | MeSH | Adiposity
Adolescent
Aging
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
Cereals
Child
Child Nutritional Physiology Phenomena
Dietary Fats
Exercise
Female
Food Habits
Humans
Life Style
Lipids
Longitudinal Studies
Obesity
Prospective Studies
| | Abstract | Cereal consumption is a common dietary behavior that has been associated with positive health outcomes. The objective of this study was to examine prospective associations between cereal intake in childhood and percent body fat, waist-to-hip ratio, lipid levels, and physical activity during late adolescence. In this longitudinal investigation (data collected 1987-1997), data were analyzed for the 2,379 girls who participated in the 10-year National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study. The cumulative percent of days that each girl consumed cereal during childhood (based on 3-day food diaries collected during six study visits between ages 11.5 and 18.6 years) was examined in relation to percent body fat, waist-to-hip ratio, lipid levels, and physical activity measured at age 18.6 years. Results indicated that nearly all girls (90.1%) reported eating cereal and 18.7% reported eating cereal on half or more of the days reported in the food diaries. Girls who ate cereal on a greater percentage of days during childhood had lower percent body fat and total cholesterol, and were more likely to exhibit high levels of physical activity and less television viewing during Study Year 10 (P values<0.05). Further research should explore lifestyle issues related to cereal consumption. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 19782178 |
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