ASSESSMENT OF THE GLOBAL DIET QUALITY OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AT A NON-PROFIT DAY CARE CENTER: COMPARISON AT TWO TIME POINTS

The complexity of the human diet has instigated researchers to look for a more adequate way to qualitatively and quantitatively assess food consumption and nutrient adequacy, and to relate diet to health. The objective of this study was to assess the diet quality through the Healthy Eating Index (HE...

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Autores principales: Moreira Sampaio B,Roseane, Serrão L,Haydée, Abreu S,Eliane
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Publicado: Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología 2006
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spelling oai:scielo:S0717-751820060005000032007-03-21ASSESSMENT OF THE GLOBAL DIET QUALITY OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AT A NON-PROFIT DAY CARE CENTER: COMPARISON AT TWO TIME POINTSMoreira Sampaio B,RoseaneSerrão L,HaydéeAbreu S,Eliane Healthy Eating Index day care center preschool children The complexity of the human diet has instigated researchers to look for a more adequate way to qualitatively and quantitatively assess food consumption and nutrient adequacy, and to relate diet to health. The objective of this study was to assess the diet quality through the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) of 35 preschool children attending a non-profit day care center on Paquetá Island (state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) at the moment of enrolling and after six-month by comparing food consumption during weekdays and on the weekend. The dietary assessment was obtained by food history (at the moment of enrolling) using weighed food record method complementing it with information about nutrition at home (after the children's six-month attendance in the day care center) and by food records (on the weekend at home). Later, HEI was determined at the two time points. After the children's six-month attendance in the day care center the mean HEI showed that diet quality was good (score of 88.8). At the moment of enrolling and on weekends, the diet quality needed improvement. Despite the improvement of the diet quality during weekdays, this study demonstrated that the healthful dietary habits are not carried into the weekend at homeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y ToxicologíaRevista chilena de nutrición v.33 n.3 20062006-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-75182006000500003en10.4067/S0717-75182006000500003
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preschool children
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day care center
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Moreira Sampaio B,Roseane
Serrão L,Haydée
Abreu S,Eliane
ASSESSMENT OF THE GLOBAL DIET QUALITY OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AT A NON-PROFIT DAY CARE CENTER: COMPARISON AT TWO TIME POINTS
description The complexity of the human diet has instigated researchers to look for a more adequate way to qualitatively and quantitatively assess food consumption and nutrient adequacy, and to relate diet to health. The objective of this study was to assess the diet quality through the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) of 35 preschool children attending a non-profit day care center on Paquetá Island (state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) at the moment of enrolling and after six-month by comparing food consumption during weekdays and on the weekend. The dietary assessment was obtained by food history (at the moment of enrolling) using weighed food record method complementing it with information about nutrition at home (after the children's six-month attendance in the day care center) and by food records (on the weekend at home). Later, HEI was determined at the two time points. After the children's six-month attendance in the day care center the mean HEI showed that diet quality was good (score of 88.8). At the moment of enrolling and on weekends, the diet quality needed improvement. Despite the improvement of the diet quality during weekdays, this study demonstrated that the healthful dietary habits are not carried into the weekend at home
author Moreira Sampaio B,Roseane
Serrão L,Haydée
Abreu S,Eliane
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Serrão L,Haydée
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title ASSESSMENT OF THE GLOBAL DIET QUALITY OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AT A NON-PROFIT DAY CARE CENTER: COMPARISON AT TWO TIME POINTS
title_short ASSESSMENT OF THE GLOBAL DIET QUALITY OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AT A NON-PROFIT DAY CARE CENTER: COMPARISON AT TWO TIME POINTS
title_full ASSESSMENT OF THE GLOBAL DIET QUALITY OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AT A NON-PROFIT DAY CARE CENTER: COMPARISON AT TWO TIME POINTS
title_fullStr ASSESSMENT OF THE GLOBAL DIET QUALITY OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AT A NON-PROFIT DAY CARE CENTER: COMPARISON AT TWO TIME POINTS
title_full_unstemmed ASSESSMENT OF THE GLOBAL DIET QUALITY OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AT A NON-PROFIT DAY CARE CENTER: COMPARISON AT TWO TIME POINTS
title_sort assessment of the global diet quality of preschool children at a non-profit day care center: comparison at two time points
publisher Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología
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