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Leading Sources of Fruit Servings and the Relationship to Obesity in US Children from NHANES 1999-2002

Dyer, Amy Lynn
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1419260802

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2006, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Allied Medical Professions.
Increasingly, more and more children are becoming overweight. There are several reasons for this increase, one reason being dietary behaviors. Children are under consuming nutrient-dense foods that are lower in calories, such as fruits, vegetables, and milk, and relying on foods that are higher in calories including foods with high amounts of added sugars, such as the case with sweetened beverages. The present study is a descriptive study, that used data from the 1999-1992 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), to identify the proportion of children meeting fruit intake recommendations and examine fruit intakes and beverage consumption patterns and their impact on obesity in children ages 2-5 (n=l,521) and 6-11 years old (n=2,098). Approximately 64% of children between the ages of 2-5 and 74% of children between the ages of 6-11 years old did not meet food guide pyramid recommendations for fruit servings. The leading contributors of fruit servings were apples, orange juice, bananas, and apple juice. Children who did not meet fruit recommendations consumed less fruit servings from whole fruit and more from “non-fruit” sources. On average, for both age groups of children who both did and did not meet fruit serving recommendations, about 50% of fruit servings were obtained from whole fruit sources and in between 30-40% of fruit servings were obtained from 100% fruit juice, with a 6-8 times greater amount of fruit servings consumed from whole fruit and fruit than those that did not meet fruit servings. Those children not meeting fruit recommendations had a greater contribution of fruit from fruit drinks while consuming less fruit drinks than children meeting recommendations. Children who do not meet fruit serving recommendations tend to shift towards being overweight, and as weight status increases towards overweight, children consume more “sweetened beverages” (soft drink and fruit drink), which tend be higher in calories and less nutrient-dense. These findings suggest the importance of encouraging fruit intakes and emphasizing a variety of whole fruit choices in children. Beverages that are more nutrient-dense and lower in calories should be encouraged over sweetened beverages.
Christopher A. Taylor (Advisor)
Kay N. Wolf (Committee Member)
Janelle M. Chiasera (Committee Member)
77 p.
Health Care

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  • Dyer, A. L. (2006). Leading Sources of Fruit Servings and the Relationship to Obesity in US Children from NHANES 1999-2002 [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1419260802

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dyer, Amy. Leading Sources of Fruit Servings and the Relationship to Obesity in US Children from NHANES 1999-2002. 2006. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1419260802.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dyer, Amy. "Leading Sources of Fruit Servings and the Relationship to Obesity in US Children from NHANES 1999-2002." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1419260802

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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