Dietary risk factors of physical growth of Filipino school-aged children

Background: Adequate nutrition during childhood is essential to promote child growth and development. Objective: The study evaluated the relationship of habitual nutrient intake protein adequacy prevalence malnutrition. Methods: Data were derived from a nationally representative sample children aged 6–12 years. Two nonconsecutive day 24-h dietary recalls (24hR) collected estimate individual food intake. PC-SIDE version 1.0 software (Software for Intake Distribution Estimation) was used key nutrients accounting between- within-person differences in The 2007 WHO Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS) method measure quality or utilizable nutritional status participants reflected weight-for-age, height-for-age, body mass index (BMI)-for-age z-scores using Growth Reference Standard (WHO, 2007). Results: Undernourished school-aged found have high inadequacy. Higher consumption grains cereal products, meat, high-quality foods associated with lower risk stunting. milk foods, calcium, riboflavin, vitamin C underweight. thiamine, fiber wasting. On contrary, higher obesity. Furthermore, linear be B12, C, D. Conclusions: Malnutrition among Filipino influenced by intakes. However, existence malnutrition may specifically attributed consumed. Therefore, suggests that interventions policies focusing on should improve not just quantity but also sources consumed aid proper