Ziyi Li1, Klazine van der Horst2, Lisa R Edelson-Fries3, Kai Yu4, Lili You1, Yumei Zhang5, Gerard Vinyes-Pares6, Peiyu Wang1, Defu Ma1, Xiaoguang Yang7, Liqiang Qin8, Jiaji Wang9. 1. Department of Social Medicine and Health Education, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, No.38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China. 2. Nestlé Research Center Lausanne, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, PO Box 44, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland. 3. Nestlé Research Center Lausanne, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, PO Box 44, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland. Electronic address: lisa.fries@rdls.nestle.com. 4. Nestlé Research Center Beijing, Building E-F, No.5 Dijin Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100095, People's Republic of China; Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, No.38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China. 5. Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, No.38 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China. 6. Nestlé Research Center Beijing, Building E-F, No.5 Dijin Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100095, People's Republic of China. 7. Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 155 Changbai Road, Changping District, Beijing 102206, People's Republic of China. 8. Department of Health Education, School of Public Health, Soochow University, No.199 Renai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou 215325, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. 9. School of Public Health and General Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, No.195 Dongfeng West Road, Guangzhou 510182, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that children that are picky eaters may have a different and less varied diet than non-picky children, but the literature on picky eating in Chinese children is limited. OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of picky eating in 6-35 month-old Chinese children, and to explore how parents' perceptions of picky eating relate to children's intake and body composition. METHODS: 1414 6-35 month-old infants and toddlers from 8 Chinese cities were included in this study. Questionnaires were used to collect information on family demographic factors, child picky eating behaviors, food group rejection, and parents' perception of child weight status. Dietary intake data was collected via 24-h recall. Children's length/height and weight were measured. RESULTS: The reported prevalence of picky eating was higher in 24-35 month-olds (36% of children) compared to 6-11 month-olds (12%). There were no consistent significant differences in dietary intakes of nutrients between picky and non-picky eaters. Picky eating children whose parents indicated that they avoided eggs had lower intake of this food group compared to non-picky eaters, whereas those reported to avoid grains or meat had higher intakes of those food groups. Weight status was underestimated by parents of both picky and non-picky children. CONCLUSIONS: Picky eating seems to occur at similar prevalence rates in China as has been reported in other countries. Parents' perceptions of food refusal do not reflect actual intakes, nor do nutrient intakes of picky eaters show additional gaps compared to non-picky eating children. In healthy children with typical growth patterns, picky eating seems to be a normal phase of development experienced by some children, without substantial consequences on their nutrient or food group intakes. Copyright Â
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that children that are picky eaters may have a different and less varied diet than non-picky children, but the literature on picky eating in Chinese children is limited. OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of picky eating in 6-35 month-old Chinese children, and to explore how parents' perceptions of picky eating relate to children's intake and body composition. METHODS: 1414 6-35 month-old infants and toddlers from 8 Chinese cities were included in this study. Questionnaires were used to collect information on family demographic factors, child picky eating behaviors, food group rejection, and parents' perception of child weight status. Dietary intake data was collected via 24-h recall. Children's length/height and weight were measured. RESULTS: The reported prevalence of picky eating was higher in 24-35 month-olds (36% of children) compared to 6-11 month-olds (12%). There were no consistent significant differences in dietary intakes of nutrients between picky and non-picky eaters. Picky eating children whose parents indicated that they avoided eggs had lower intake of this food group compared to non-picky eaters, whereas those reported to avoid grains or meat had higher intakes of those food groups. Weight status was underestimated by parents of both picky and non-picky children. CONCLUSIONS: Picky eating seems to occur at similar prevalence rates in China as has been reported in other countries. Parents' perceptions of food refusal do not reflect actual intakes, nor do nutrient intakes of picky eaters show additional gaps compared to non-picky eating children. In healthy children with typical growth patterns, picky eating seems to be a normal phase of development experienced by some children, without substantial consequences on their nutrient or food group intakes. Copyright Â
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