Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project for Babies (STRIP)

Introducing nutritional and lifestyle principles to children in late infancy may permanently improve their adherence to a low-saturated fat, low-cholesterol diet, thus reducing of coronary risk factors, but worries about possible effects on growth and development have hampered such an approach. The...

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Published in:The American journal of clinical nutrition 2000-11, Vol.72 (5), p.1316S-1331S
Main Authors: SIMELL, Olli, NIINIKOSKI, Harri, RÖNNEMAA, Tapani, LAPINLEIMU, Helena, ROUTI, Taina, LAGSTRÖM, Hanna, SALO, Pia, JOKINEN, Eero, VIIKARI, Jorma
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiovascular disease
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Cholesterol, Dietary - administration & dosage
Cholesterol, HDL - blood
Cholesterol, LDL - blood
Coronary Disease - prevention & control
Coronary heart disease
Coronary vessels
Dietary Fats - administration & dosage
Energy Intake
Female
Finland
Growth
Heart
Humans
Infant
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Intervention
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolism
Oils & fats
Prevention and actions
Preventive Health Services
Prospective Studies
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
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Summary:Introducing nutritional and lifestyle principles to children in late infancy may permanently improve their adherence to a low-saturated fat, low-cholesterol diet, thus reducing of coronary risk factors, but worries about possible effects on growth and development have hampered such an approach. The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project for Babies (STRIP) aimed to decrease exposure to known environmental atherosclerosis risk factors in children 7-36 mo of age. Repeated, individualized counseling aimed at promoting a fat intake of 30% of energy and a 1:1:1 ratio of saturated to monounsaturated to polyunsaturated fat intake was provided (n = 540 intervention children; 284 boys). Nutrition was discussed superficially with the families of the control children (n = 522; 266 boys) and food intake was recorded at 3-6-mo intervals by use of 3-4-d food diaries. Serum lipids were measured at 6-12-mo intervals and growth was monitored regularly. Fat intake of the intervention (control) children provided 29.5% (29.4%) of energy at the age of 8 mo, 26.6% (28.5%) of energy at 13 mo, 30.5% (33.5%) of energy at 24 mo, and 31. 5% (33.5%) of energy at 36 mo. The intervention children consistently consumed less saturated fat than did the control children (P:
ISSN:0002-9165
1938-3207
DOI:10.1093/ajcn/72.5.1316s