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Eating Vegetables First at Start of Meal and Food Intake among Preschool Children in Japan
Eating behavior is an important aspect for dietary quality and long-term health. This study examined associations between eating vegetables first at a meal and food intakes among preschool children in Tokyo, Japan. We used cross-sectional data of 135 preschool children from seven nursery schools in...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7353229/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32545520 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12061762 |
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author | Yang, Jiaxi Tani, Yukako Tobias, Deirdre K. Ochi, Manami Fujiwara, Takeo |
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description | Eating behavior is an important aspect for dietary quality and long-term health. This study examined associations between eating vegetables first at a meal and food intakes among preschool children in Tokyo, Japan. We used cross-sectional data of 135 preschool children from seven nursery schools in Adachi City, Tokyo, Japan. Caregivers completed a survey on child’s eating behaviors and a diet questionnaire. Linear regression was used to examine frequency of eating vegetables first at a meal and food intakes; percent difference and the corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were presented. Overall, 25.2% of children reported eating vegetables first at a meal every time, 52.6% sometimes, and 22.2% not often or never. In the multivariate analysis, higher vegetable intake remained significant after adjusting for other covariates (compared with the group of eating vegetables first not often or never, the group reported sometimes: 27%, 95% CI: 0–63%; the group reported every time: 93%, 95% CI: 43–159%). No significant difference in intake by frequency categories of eating vegetables first was observed for other food groups, including fruits, meat, fish, cereals, and sweets. Children eating vegetables first at a meal more was associated with higher total intake of vegetables compared with children who did not eat vegetables first, among Japanese preschool children. |
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spelling | pubmed-73532292020-07-15 Eating Vegetables First at Start of Meal and Food Intake among Preschool Children in Japan Yang, Jiaxi Tani, Yukako Tobias, Deirdre K. Ochi, Manami Fujiwara, Takeo Nutrients Article Eating behavior is an important aspect for dietary quality and long-term health. This study examined associations between eating vegetables first at a meal and food intakes among preschool children in Tokyo, Japan. We used cross-sectional data of 135 preschool children from seven nursery schools in Adachi City, Tokyo, Japan. Caregivers completed a survey on child’s eating behaviors and a diet questionnaire. Linear regression was used to examine frequency of eating vegetables first at a meal and food intakes; percent difference and the corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were presented. Overall, 25.2% of children reported eating vegetables first at a meal every time, 52.6% sometimes, and 22.2% not often or never. In the multivariate analysis, higher vegetable intake remained significant after adjusting for other covariates (compared with the group of eating vegetables first not often or never, the group reported sometimes: 27%, 95% CI: 0–63%; the group reported every time: 93%, 95% CI: 43–159%). No significant difference in intake by frequency categories of eating vegetables first was observed for other food groups, including fruits, meat, fish, cereals, and sweets. Children eating vegetables first at a meal more was associated with higher total intake of vegetables compared with children who did not eat vegetables first, among Japanese preschool children. MDPI 2020-06-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7353229/ /pubmed/32545520 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12061762 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Yang, Jiaxi Tani, Yukako Tobias, Deirdre K. Ochi, Manami Fujiwara, Takeo Eating Vegetables First at Start of Meal and Food Intake among Preschool Children in Japan |
title | Eating Vegetables First at Start of Meal and Food Intake among Preschool Children in Japan |
title_full | Eating Vegetables First at Start of Meal and Food Intake among Preschool Children in Japan |
title_fullStr | Eating Vegetables First at Start of Meal and Food Intake among Preschool Children in Japan |
title_full_unstemmed | Eating Vegetables First at Start of Meal and Food Intake among Preschool Children in Japan |
title_short | Eating Vegetables First at Start of Meal and Food Intake among Preschool Children in Japan |
title_sort | eating vegetables first at start of meal and food intake among preschool children in japan |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7353229/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32545520 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12061762 |
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