Intake and food sources of dietary fat among schoolchildren in The Woodlands, Texas

To investigate the nutrient intake and food use patterns among schoolchildren, diet was assessed among 138 children and adolescents in grades 5 through 12 using three random, nonconsecutive, 1-day food records. Mean intake of total fat, saturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat as percent of calories w...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1990-10, Vol.86 (4), p.520-526
Main Authors: McPherson, R S, Nichaman, M Z, Kohl, H W, Reed, D B, Labarthe, D R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Children
Cholesterol, Dietary - administration & dosage
Demographic aspects
Diet
Diet Surveys
Dietary Fats - administration & dosage
Energy Intake
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated - administration & dosage
Female
Food
Food and nutrition
Food habits
Health aspects
Humans
Low fat diet
Male
Texas
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Summary:To investigate the nutrient intake and food use patterns among schoolchildren, diet was assessed among 138 children and adolescents in grades 5 through 12 using three random, nonconsecutive, 1-day food records. Mean intake of total fat, saturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat as percent of calories was 35.6%, 13.4%, and 6.6%, respectively. Among all subjects, 17% consumed diets containing less than 30% of calories from fat, 34% consumed greater than or equal to 38% of calories from fat, 7% consumed less than 10% of calories from saturated fatty acids, and greater than 97% ate less than 300 mg of cholesterol per day. While intake of calories, sodium, and beta-carotene per 1000 kcal was higher in subjects consuming higher fat diets, intake of other micronutrients was either higher among those eating low-fat diets or did not differ by level of fat intake. Differences were seen in the amount of saturated fat and cholesterol that individual food sources contributed to the diets of subjects eating high and low fat diets. These cross-sectional data show that a substantial proportion of children and adolescents in this population are consuming diets low in fat and cholesterol without systematic differences in intake of other nutrients, suggesting that current dietary guidelines regarding fat intake are attainable within the current food use pattern of healthy, school-aged children and adolescents.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.86.4.520