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Evaluation of Dietary Intake and Anthropometric Status in 1–9-Year-Old Children Living in Serbia: National Food Consumption Survey according to the EU Menu Methodology

The Serbian Food Consumption Survey among 1–9-year-old-children was conceptualized and conducted in compliance with the principles, established protocols, and guidelines of the EU Menu project between 2017 and 2021. Valid data were collected for 576 individuals (290 1–3-year-old toddlers and 276 3–9...

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Autores principales: Zeković, Milica, Milešević, Jelena, Takić, Marija, Knez, Marija, Šarac, Ivana, Kadvan, Agnes, Gurinović, Mirjana, Glibetić, Marija
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9370416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35956268
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14153091
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author Zeković, Milica
Milešević, Jelena
Takić, Marija
Knez, Marija
Šarac, Ivana
Kadvan, Agnes
Gurinović, Mirjana
Glibetić, Marija
author_facet Zeković, Milica
Milešević, Jelena
Takić, Marija
Knez, Marija
Šarac, Ivana
Kadvan, Agnes
Gurinović, Mirjana
Glibetić, Marija
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description The Serbian Food Consumption Survey among 1–9-year-old-children was conceptualized and conducted in compliance with the principles, established protocols, and guidelines of the EU Menu project between 2017 and 2021. Valid data were collected for 576 individuals (290 1–3-year-old toddlers and 276 3–9-year-old children). Regardless of age and gender category, the majority (68.80%) of children had normal weights according to the Body Mass Index-for-age classification system. The median daily energy intake was 1406.71 kcal with no differences between the settlement types. The overall median contributions of carbohydrates, protein, and fat to the total energy intake were 47.54%, 14.06%, and 37.88%, respectively. The proportions of the macronutrient intake deviated from the dietary reference values with compliance to the recommendations being particularly poor for fat and fiber. The consumption of energy-dense food groups such as meat and meat products, fat and oil, sugar, and confections was more pronounced among older children. The survey results provide a valuable insight into the nutritional status and dietary habits of toddlers and children 1–9 years old living in Serbia. They may serve as an evidence platform for public health programs, a valuable asset for decision-makers, and a reliable reference to guide nutritional policies, diet monitoring, and interventions targeting this population group in the future.
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spelling pubmed-93704162022-08-12 Evaluation of Dietary Intake and Anthropometric Status in 1–9-Year-Old Children Living in Serbia: National Food Consumption Survey according to the EU Menu Methodology Zeković, Milica Milešević, Jelena Takić, Marija Knez, Marija Šarac, Ivana Kadvan, Agnes Gurinović, Mirjana Glibetić, Marija Nutrients Article The Serbian Food Consumption Survey among 1–9-year-old-children was conceptualized and conducted in compliance with the principles, established protocols, and guidelines of the EU Menu project between 2017 and 2021. Valid data were collected for 576 individuals (290 1–3-year-old toddlers and 276 3–9-year-old children). Regardless of age and gender category, the majority (68.80%) of children had normal weights according to the Body Mass Index-for-age classification system. The median daily energy intake was 1406.71 kcal with no differences between the settlement types. The overall median contributions of carbohydrates, protein, and fat to the total energy intake were 47.54%, 14.06%, and 37.88%, respectively. The proportions of the macronutrient intake deviated from the dietary reference values with compliance to the recommendations being particularly poor for fat and fiber. The consumption of energy-dense food groups such as meat and meat products, fat and oil, sugar, and confections was more pronounced among older children. The survey results provide a valuable insight into the nutritional status and dietary habits of toddlers and children 1–9 years old living in Serbia. They may serve as an evidence platform for public health programs, a valuable asset for decision-makers, and a reliable reference to guide nutritional policies, diet monitoring, and interventions targeting this population group in the future. MDPI 2022-07-27 /pmc/articles/PMC9370416/ /pubmed/35956268 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14153091 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Zeković, Milica
Milešević, Jelena
Takić, Marija
Knez, Marija
Šarac, Ivana
Kadvan, Agnes
Gurinović, Mirjana
Glibetić, Marija
Evaluation of Dietary Intake and Anthropometric Status in 1–9-Year-Old Children Living in Serbia: National Food Consumption Survey according to the EU Menu Methodology
title Evaluation of Dietary Intake and Anthropometric Status in 1–9-Year-Old Children Living in Serbia: National Food Consumption Survey according to the EU Menu Methodology
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title_fullStr Evaluation of Dietary Intake and Anthropometric Status in 1–9-Year-Old Children Living in Serbia: National Food Consumption Survey according to the EU Menu Methodology
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Dietary Intake and Anthropometric Status in 1–9-Year-Old Children Living in Serbia: National Food Consumption Survey according to the EU Menu Methodology
title_short Evaluation of Dietary Intake and Anthropometric Status in 1–9-Year-Old Children Living in Serbia: National Food Consumption Survey according to the EU Menu Methodology
title_sort evaluation of dietary intake and anthropometric status in 1–9-year-old children living in serbia: national food consumption survey according to the eu menu methodology
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9370416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35956268
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14153091
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