Barends Coraline, de Vries Jeanne H M, Mojet Jos, de Graaf Cees
Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Appetite. 2014 Oct;81:193-9. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.06.023. Epub 2014 Jun 25.
The low vegetable intake in children may be attributed to their low preference for vegetables. During the first year of life, first taste preferences are formed, which may track over time. In a previous study to increase infants' vegetable intake and liking, we found that at the start of weaning, infants had a higher vegetable intake in the lab after repeated exposure to vegetable purées than to fruit purées. The current study is a follow-up of these infants at the age of 12 and 23 months, and examined whether the group that started weaning with vegetables continued eating more vegetables than the group that started weaning with fruits.
At 12 (n = 86) and 23 (n = 81) months of age the children's daily vegetable consumption was reported by their parents using a 3-day food diary. The intake of green beans and apple purée was measured in the laboratory.
Reported daily intake of vegetables at 12 months of age was 38 % higher (P = 0.02) in the vegetable group (75 ± 43 g) than in the fruit group (54 ± 29 g), but was similar for both groups at 23 months of age (49 ± 43, 57 ± 35 g, respectively; NS). Both at 12 and 23 months of age, apple and green beans intake in the lab did not differ significantly between the groups.
These findings suggest that weaning exclusively with vegetables results in a higher daily vegetable consumption until at least 12 months of age. More research is needed to investigate how to maintain this effect.
儿童蔬菜摄入量低可能归因于他们对蔬菜的低偏好。在生命的第一年，最初的口味偏好形成，并且可能随时间推移持续存在。在之前一项增加婴儿蔬菜摄入量和喜爱程度的研究中，我们发现，在断奶开始时，与水果泥相比，婴儿在反复接触蔬菜泥后在实验室中的蔬菜摄入量更高。本研究是对这些婴儿在12个月和23个月时的随访，并检查了以蔬菜开始断奶的组是否继续比以水果开始断奶的组吃更多的蔬菜。
在12个月（n = 86）和23个月（n = 81）时，父母使用3天食物日记报告孩子的每日蔬菜摄入量。在实验室中测量了青豆和苹果泥的摄入量。
蔬菜组在12个月时报告的每日蔬菜摄入量（75±43克）比水果组（54±29克）高38%（P = 0.02），但在23个月时两组相似（分别为49±43、57±35克；无显著性差异）。在12个月和23个月时，两组在实验室中的苹果和青豆摄入量均无显著差异。
这些发现表明，仅以蔬菜开始断奶会导致每日蔬菜摄入量更高，至少持续到12个月大。需要更多研究来调查如何维持这种效果。
