BACKGROUND Food consumption patterns of young children in China are not well known. OBJECTIVE Characterised food groups consumed by infants and young children in urban China using data from the Maternal Infant Nutrition Growth (MING) study. DESIGN One 24-h dietary recall was completed for 1,350 infants and young children (436 infants aged 6-11 months and 914 young children aged 12-35 months...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether food consumed by children while in center-based child care meets the new MyPyramid food group recommendations for children 2 to 5 years of age. Dietary observation of 117 children from 20 child-care centers throughout North Carolina was conducted. The type and amount of food served to and consumed by children was observed and assessed using Nut...

OBJECTIVE Decreases in variety of foods consumed within high-fat-dense food groups and increases in variety of foods consumed within low-fat-dense food groups are associated with lower energy intake and greater weight loss during obesity treatment and may assist with weight loss maintenance. This study examined food group variety in 2237 weight loss maintainers in the National Weight Control Re...

The household food consumed away from home as a share of total consumption indicator provides a glimpse into household and population dietary quality and can highlight dietary trends over time and across countries. Food prepared or purchased outside of the home is becoming an increasingly important component of the diet in many countries, especially in urban areas (Smith et al 2007 [1]). The qu...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare energy and protein content of the served food with the actual intake from the food consumed by nursing home residents. This study also aimed to compare food intake and dietary allowances. DESIGN This is a cross sectional study. SETTING This study was performed in nursing homes. PARTICIPANTS Residents of these 2 nursing homes were eligible for...

Age and sociodemographic differentials in food patterns were examined in a probability sample of 372 households in a midwest metropolitan county. Two aspects of food patterns were delineated: food intake and eating patterns. Food intake was measured by the 24 hr recall method, and eating patterns by frequency of eating, skipping meals, and foods consumed shortly after rising. Meat was the only ...

The issue of estimating usual intake distributions using daily intake data as collected by nationwide food consumption surveys is discussed. Of interest are not only the usual nutrient intake distributions based on food intake alone, but also the total nutrient intake distributions that must be based on information on food and supplement consumption. The problems of estimating usual food intake...