PEDIATRICS Vol. 96 No. 5 November 1995, pp. 988-994
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Dietary Fiber Intake of Children: The Bogalusa Heart Study

Theresa A. Nicklas DrPH1, Leann Myers PhD1, and Gerald S. Berenson MD1

1 Departments of Applied Health Science and Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Age and secular trends in dietary fiber intake of children were examined using the 24-hour dietary recall method. Dietary fiber intake of five cohorts of 1O-year-olds (n = 1254); two cohorts of 13-year-olds (n = 360); and children ages 10 (n = 767), 13 (n = 249), 15 (n = 108), and 17 (n = 89) years was examined from 1976 to 1988. Total dietary fiber intake remained unchanged from 1976 to 1988, even after adjusting for energy intake; averaging 12 or 5 g/1000 calories (kcal). Black children had higher fiber intakes per 1000 kcal than white children from ages 10 to 17 years. Consumption of vegetables and/or soups and breads and/or cereals accounted for 53% (10 years) to 70% (13 years) of the total fiber consumed. When children were stratified into quartiles based on fiber intake per 1000 kcal, the percent of energy from total fat and saturated fat was lower, and the percent of energy from carbohydrates was higher in children with higher fiber intakes per 1000 kcal. Additional studies are needed to document dietary fiber intakes of children and their impact on overall diet composition and cardiovascular risk factors.




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