Relationship between dietary energy density and dietary quality in overweight young children: a cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Observational research has found that lower energy density (ED) diets are related to reduced intake of fat and greater intake of fruits and vegetables. No study has examined the relationship between dietary ED and dietary quality, as determined by the Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI), in children who are overweight and obese.

Objective

Examine the relationship between dietary ED and HEI, determined from 3-d food records, in 156 children, aged 4-9 years, who had ≥85th percentile body mass index presenting for family-based obesity treatment.

Method

Dietary ED, in kcal/g, was calculated using two methods: food and all beverages consumed (food+bev) and food only consumed (food). For calculation of HEI, all components of the HEI were included except oils.

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SUBMITTER: Poole SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4839781 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature