Data
Year of publication
2020
Kind
Mixed-Method
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
N/A
Country studied
Brazil
Data
Primary
Data collected
One food frequency
Study setting
Clinic
Age group of participants
Children/3-6
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
Vulnerable (children)
Sample size
n=214 (participants)
Low adherence to traditional dietary pattern and food preferences of low-income preschool children with food neophobia
goal
Associate dietary patterns and food neophobia in low-income preschoolers.
Results
The percentages of low/medium and high food neophobia among preschoolers were 85·9 % and 11·2 %, respectively. Children with high food neophobia more frequently consumed ultra-processed foods rich in sugars (snacks, filled and unfilled cookies and sweets), as well as protein-rich foods (white meat, cheese and yogurt). Three dietary patterns were identified (traditional, snacks and school snacks). Children with a high level of neophobia had lower adherence to traditional dietary patterns.
Authors
Anjos LAdos, Vieira DAdos S, Siqueira BNF, Voci SM, Botelho AJ, Silva DGda.
Log
Public Health Nutrition
DOIs