Whalan Sarah, Pannu Poonam K, Pretorius Rachelle A, Scherini Alexander J J, Gregory Sonia, Prescott Susan L, Silva Desiree
The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands 6009, Australia.
School of Medical, Molecular and Forensic Sciences, College of Environmental and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, Australia.
Nutrients. 2025 May 1;17(9):1566. doi: 10.3390/nu17091566.
Dietary intake during the first year of life is a key determinant of a child's growth and development. ORIGINS is a longitudinal birth cohort study investigating factors that contribute to a 'healthy start to life' and the prevention of non-communicable diseases.
This descriptive cross-sectional study aims to describe the dietary intakes of one-year-old children participating in ORIGINS and compare these to the Australian Dietary Guidelines and Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). Between 2020 and 2023, dietary intake data were collected on 779 one-year-old children using a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). The analysis explored milk intake (breastmilk, infant formula, and cow's milk), the introduction to solids, macronutrient, micronutrient, and food group intakes.
The results indicated that 41.5% were still being breastfed at one year of age, while 58.0% continued to receive formula milk. While the cohort met NRV cut-offs for most micronutrients, iodine intake fell below requirements, and sodium intake exceeded recommendations. Diet quality, based on the food group intake, did not meet recommendations, with children over-consuming fruit and discretionary foods, while under-consuming vegetables and cereals and grains foods.
These findings highlight areas for improvement in the dietary intake of one-year-old children.
生命第一年的饮食摄入是儿童生长发育的关键决定因素。“生命早期起源”(ORIGINS)是一项纵向出生队列研究,旨在调查有助于“健康人生开端”和预防非传染性疾病的因素。
这项描述性横断面研究旨在描述参与“生命早期起源”研究的一岁儿童的饮食摄入情况,并将其与澳大利亚饮食指南和营养素参考值(NRV)进行比较。在2020年至2023年期间,使用食物频率问卷(FFQ)收集了779名一岁儿童的饮食摄入数据。分析探讨了奶类摄入量(母乳、婴儿配方奶粉和牛奶)、固体食物的引入、宏量营养素、微量营养素和食物组摄入量。
结果表明,41.5%的儿童在一岁时仍在接受母乳喂养,而58.0%的儿童继续食用配方奶粉。虽然该队列大多数微量营养素的摄入量达到了营养素参考值的下限,但碘摄入量低于需求,钠摄入量超过了建议值。基于食物组摄入量的饮食质量未达到建议水平,儿童水果和自由支配食物的摄入量过多,而蔬菜、谷物和谷类食物的摄入量不足。
这些发现突出了一岁儿童饮食摄入方面需要改进的领域。