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- Title
Dietary Energy and Nutrient Intake of Healthy Pre-School Children in Hungary.
- Authors
Csertő, Mónika; Mihályi, Krisztina; Mendl, Edina; Lőcsei, Dorottya; Daum, Vivien; Szili, Nóra; Decsi, Tamás; Lohner, Szimonetta
- Abstract
Diet in the early years of life may influence the development of chronic diseases later on. The aim of the present study was to investigate the dietary intake of 2- to 6-year-old Hungarian children. In 2013 and subsequently in 2016, cross-sectional surveys were conducted among parents of healthy children attending kindergarten in Hungary. We used a three-day food diary to record quantitative data of all the nutrients consumed by the children on two working days and one weekend day. The dietary intakes were compared to both the Hungarian recommended dietary allowances and the European Food Safety Authority recommendations. The nutritional data of altogether 186 children in 2013 and 556 children in 2016 were analyzed. The total energy and carbohydrate intake was appropriate. We observed high sugar intake in every fifth child. Protein, fat and cholesterol intake, as well as the intake of sodium, potassium and phosphorus, were high. The consumption of calcium and vitamin D was low. Water consumption was not satisfying. The present results underline the need for interventions starting early in life in order to ameliorate nutrient intake during childhood, possibly impacting long-term health outcomes.
- Subjects
HUNGARY; NUTRIENT density; CHILD nutrition; NUTRITIONAL assessment; FOOD consumption; CROSS-sectional method; DIETARY cholesterol; PHOSPHORUS; DRINKING (Physiology); FOOD diaries; QUANTITATIVE research; NUTRITIONAL requirements; POTASSIUM; WATER; COMPARATIVE studies; DIETARY sucrose; VITAMIN D; RESEARCH funding; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ELEMENTARY schools; SCHOOL children; DIETARY carbohydrates; DIETARY calcium; MICRONUTRIENTS; PARENTS; DIETARY proteins; DIETARY fats; DIETARY sodium; CHILDREN
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 13, p2989
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15132989