Shelley M Vanderhout1,2, Charles D G Keown-Stoneman3,4, Catherine S Birken5,6, Deborah L O'Connor1, Kevin E Thorpe3,4, Jonathon L Maguire7,8. 1. Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 2. Department of Paediatrics, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada. 3. Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada. 4. Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 5. Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada. 6. Division of Paediatric Medicine and the Paediatric Outcomes Research Team, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada. 7. Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. jonathon.maguire@utoronto.ca. 8. Department of Paediatrics, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada. jonathon.maguire@utoronto.ca.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: International guidelines recommend children aged 9 months to 2 years consume whole (3.25%) fat cow's milk, and children older than age 2 years consume reduced (0.1-2%) fat cow's milk to prevent obesity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the longitudinal relationship between cow's milk fat (0.1-3.25%) intake and body mass index z-score (zBMI) in childhood. We hypothesized that higher cow's milk fat intake was associated with lower zBMI. METHODS: A prospective cohort study of children aged 9 months to 8 years was conducted through the TARGet Kids! primary care research network. The exposure was cow's milk fat consumption (skim (0.1%), 1%, 2%, whole (3.25%)), measured by parental report. The outcome was zBMI. Height and weight were measured by trained research assistants and zBMI was determined according to WHO growth standards. A linear mixed effects model and logistic generalized estimating equations were used to determine the longitudinal association between cow's milk fat intake and child zBMI. RESULTS: Among children aged 9 months to 8 years (N = 7467; 4699 of whom had repeated measures), each 1% increase in cow's milk fat consumed was associated with a 0.05 lower zBMI score (95% CI -0.07 to -0.03, p < 0.0001) after adjustment for covariates including volume of milk consumed. Compared to children who consumed reduced fat (0.1-2%) milk, there was evidence that children who consumed whole milk had 16% lower odds of overweight (OR = 0.84, 95% CI 0.77 to 0.91, p < 0.0001) and 18% lower odds of obesity (OR = 0.82, 95% CI 0.68 to 1.00, p = 0.047). CONCLUSIONS: Guidelines for reduced fat instead of whole cow's milk during childhood may not be effective in preventing overweight or obesity.
BACKGROUND: International guidelines recommend children aged 9 months to 2 years consume whole (3.25%) fat cow's milk, and children older than age 2 years consume reduced (0.1-2%) fat cow's milk to prevent obesity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the longitudinal relationship between cow's milk fat (0.1-3.25%) intake and body mass index z-score (zBMI) in childhood. We hypothesized that higher cow's milk fat intake was associated with lower zBMI. METHODS: A prospective cohort study of children aged 9 months to 8 years was conducted through the TARGet Kids! primary care research network. The exposure was cow's milk fat consumption (skim (0.1%), 1%, 2%, whole (3.25%)), measured by parental report. The outcome was zBMI. Height and weight were measured by trained research assistants and zBMI was determined according to WHO growth standards. A linear mixed effects model and logistic generalized estimating equations were used to determine the longitudinal association between cow's milk fat intake and child zBMI. RESULTS: Among children aged 9 months to 8 years (N = 7467; 4699 of whom had repeated measures), each 1% increase in cow's milk fat consumed was associated with a 0.05 lower zBMI score (95% CI -0.07 to -0.03, p < 0.0001) after adjustment for covariates including volume of milk consumed. Compared to children who consumed reduced fat (0.1-2%) milk, there was evidence that children who consumed whole milk had 16% lower odds of overweight (OR = 0.84, 95% CI 0.77 to 0.91, p < 0.0001) and 18% lower odds of obesity (OR = 0.82, 95% CI 0.68 to 1.00, p = 0.047). CONCLUSIONS: Guidelines for reduced fat instead of whole cow's milk during childhood may not be effective in preventing overweight or obesity.
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