Department of Community Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Victor Babes 8 Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Nutrients. 2017 Aug 18;9(8):896. doi: 10.3390/nu9080896.
The objective of this study is to assess the usual intake and food sources of choline in a group of Romanian kindergarten children. A cross-sectional study was performed among 71 children aged 4-6 years from four kindergartens from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Dietary intake data were collected by means of three-day food records. The mean (SD) daily intake of choline was 215 (32) mg/day, 22.5% of the participants fulfilling the adequate intake (AI) for children 4-6 years of age of 250 mg of choline per day. The main food sources were meat (mainly poultry), eggs, grains, cereals, and baked products (mainly bread), and dairy products (mainly milk). The results of the logistic regression analyses show that an appropriate consumption of choline/day was statistically significantly associated with the consumption of at least one egg per three days (OR = 7.5, < 0.05), a minimum of two portions of milk or dairy products per day (500 mL milk or yoghurt, or 60 g of cheese/day) (OR = 4.4, < 0.05), and at least one portion of meat/day (90 g/day) (OR = 14.4, < 0.05). The results underline the need for future surveys in this field, as well as actions to encourage an appropriate diet for children, including an appropriate content of choline.
本研究旨在评估罗马尼亚一组幼儿园儿童胆碱的通常摄入量和食物来源。在罗马尼亚克卢日-纳波卡的四所幼儿园中，对 71 名 4-6 岁的儿童进行了横断面研究。通过三天的食物记录收集膳食摄入数据。胆碱的平均（SD）日摄入量为 215（32）mg/天，22.5%的参与者满足 4-6 岁儿童每天 250mg 胆碱的充足摄入量（AI）。主要食物来源为肉类（主要为家禽）、鸡蛋、谷物、谷类和烘焙食品（主要为面包）以及奶制品（主要为牛奶）。逻辑回归分析的结果表明，每天适量摄入胆碱与每三天至少食用一个鸡蛋（OR=7.5，<0.05）、每天至少食用两份牛奶或奶制品（500 毫升牛奶或酸奶，或 60 克奶酪/天）（OR=4.4，<0.05）和每天至少食用一份肉类（90 克/天）（OR=14.4，<0.05）呈统计学显著相关。研究结果强调了未来在这一领域进行调查的必要性，以及采取行动鼓励儿童适当饮食，包括适当摄入胆碱。
