Albertson Ann M, Thompson Douglas, Franko Debra L, Holschuh Norton M, Bauserman Robert, Barton Bruce A
Bell Insititute of Health and Nutrition, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA.
J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Oct;109(10):1775-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2009.07.004.
Cereal consumption is a common dietary behavior that has been associated with positive health outcomes. The objective of this study was to examine prospective associations between cereal intake in childhood and percent body fat, waist-to-hip ratio, lipid levels, and physical activity during late adolescence. In this longitudinal investigation (data collected 1987-1997), data were analyzed for the 2,379 girls who participated in the 10-year National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study. The cumulative percent of days that each girl consumed cereal during childhood (based on 3-day food diaries collected during six study visits between ages 11.5 and 18.6 years) was examined in relation to percent body fat, waist-to-hip ratio, lipid levels, and physical activity measured at age 18.6 years. Results indicated that nearly all girls (90.1%) reported eating cereal and 18.7% reported eating cereal on half or more of the days reported in the food diaries. Girls who ate cereal on a greater percentage of days during childhood had lower percent body fat and total cholesterol, and were more likely to exhibit high levels of physical activity and less television viewing during Study Year 10 (P values<0.05). Further research should explore lifestyle issues related to cereal consumption.
食用谷物是一种常见的饮食行为，与积极的健康结果相关。本研究的目的是探讨儿童期谷物摄入量与青春期后期体脂百分比、腰臀比、血脂水平和身体活动之间的前瞻性关联。在这项纵向调查中（数据收集于1987年至1997年），对参与为期10年的国家心肺血液研究所生长与健康研究的2379名女孩的数据进行了分析。根据在11.5岁至18.6岁之间的六次研究访视期间收集的3天食物日记，考察了每个女孩在儿童期食用谷物的累计天数百分比与18.6岁时测量的体脂百分比、腰臀比、血脂水平和身体活动之间的关系。结果表明，几乎所有女孩（90.1%）报告食用谷物，18.7%报告在食物日记记录的一半或更多天数食用谷物。在儿童期食用谷物天数百分比更高的女孩，体脂百分比和总胆固醇更低，并且在研究的第10年更有可能表现出高水平的身体活动和较少的电视观看时间（P值<0.05）。进一步的研究应探索与谷物消费相关的生活方式问题。
