College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
Nutrients. 2020 Aug 3;12(8):2322. doi: 10.3390/nu12082322.
This study aims to examine children's fruit, vegetable, and added sugar consumption relative to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the American Heart Association's recommendations, as well as to compare children's reported consumption with parental perception of the child's overall diet quality. Data were drawn from 2 independent, cross sectional panels (2009-10 and 2014-15) of the New Jersey Child Health Study. The analytical sample included 2229 households located in five New Jersey cities. Daily consumption of fruit (cups), vegetables (cups), and added sugars (teaspoons) for all children (3-18 years old) were based on parent reports. Multivariate linear regression analyses estimated children's adjusted fruit, vegetable, and added sugar consumption across parents' perception categories (Disagree; Somewhat Agree; and Strongly Agree that their child eats healthy). Although only a small proportion of children meet recommendations, the majority of parents strongly agreed that their child ate healthy. Nonetheless, significant differences, in the expected direction, were observed in vegetable and fruit consumption (but not sugar) across parental perceptional categories for most age/sex groups. Dietary interventions tailored to parents should include specific quantity and serving-size information for fruit and vegetable recommendations, based on their child's age/sex, and highlight sources of added sugar and their sugar content.
本研究旨在考察儿童的水果、蔬菜和添加糖摄入量与《美国人膳食指南》和美国心脏协会建议的相关性，并比较儿童报告的摄入量与父母对儿童整体饮食质量的感知。数据来自新泽西州儿童健康研究的两个独立的横断面面板（2009-10 年和 2014-15 年）。分析样本包括位于新泽西州五个城市的 2229 户家庭。所有儿童（3-18 岁）的每日水果（杯）、蔬菜（杯）和添加糖（茶匙）摄入量均基于家长报告。多变量线性回归分析估计了父母感知类别（不同意；有些同意；强烈同意他们的孩子吃得健康）下儿童的调整后水果、蔬菜和添加糖的摄入量。尽管只有一小部分儿童符合建议，但大多数父母强烈认为他们的孩子吃得健康。然而，对于大多数年龄/性别组，在父母感知类别中观察到了蔬菜和水果摄入量（但不是糖）的显著差异，这与预期的方向一致。针对父母的饮食干预措施应根据儿童的年龄/性别，提供水果和蔬菜建议的具体数量和份量信息，并强调添加糖的来源及其糖含量。
