TY - JOUR
T1 - Nutrient intake in Italian infants and toddlers from north and south Italy
T2 - The nutrintake 636 study
AU - Zuccotti, Gian Vincenzo
AU - Cassatella, Cristina
AU - Morelli, Ambra
AU - Cucugliato, Maria Cristina
AU - Catinello, Giuseppina
AU - Del Balzo, Valeria
AU - Guidarelli, Lucia
AU - Agostoni, Carlo
AU - Mameli, Chiara
AU - Troiano, Ersilia
AU - Bedogni, Giorgio
PY - 2014/8/8
Y1 - 2014/8/8
N2 - We performed a cross-sectional study to compare the intake of energy, macronutrients, fiber, sodium and iron and the anthropometric status of infants and toddlers living in North (Milano) and South Italy (Catania). Nutrient intake was evaluated using a 7-day weighed food record. Out of 400 planned children aged 6 to 36 months, 390 (98%) were recruited, 189 in Milano and 201 in Catania. The mean (standard deviation) age was 17 (9) months in Milano and 17 (10) months in Catania. Anthropometry, energy intake and macronutrient intake were similar in Milano and Catania. However, iron intake was 27% lower and fiber intake 16% higher in Milano than in Catania. Despite normal anthropometry and energy intake, in the pooled sample there was a high intake of proteins, simple carbohydrates, saturated fats and sodium, and a low intake of iron and fiber compared to Italian reference values. This is the first study to report the macro- and micro-nutrient intake of children aged
AB - We performed a cross-sectional study to compare the intake of energy, macronutrients, fiber, sodium and iron and the anthropometric status of infants and toddlers living in North (Milano) and South Italy (Catania). Nutrient intake was evaluated using a 7-day weighed food record. Out of 400 planned children aged 6 to 36 months, 390 (98%) were recruited, 189 in Milano and 201 in Catania. The mean (standard deviation) age was 17 (9) months in Milano and 17 (10) months in Catania. Anthropometry, energy intake and macronutrient intake were similar in Milano and Catania. However, iron intake was 27% lower and fiber intake 16% higher in Milano than in Catania. Despite normal anthropometry and energy intake, in the pooled sample there was a high intake of proteins, simple carbohydrates, saturated fats and sodium, and a low intake of iron and fiber compared to Italian reference values. This is the first study to report the macro- and micro-nutrient intake of children aged
KW - Anthropometry
KW - Cross-sectional study
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Food intake
KW - Infants
KW - Toddlers
KW - Weighed food dietary record
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U2 - 10.3390/nu6083169
DO - 10.3390/nu6083169
M3 - Article
C2 - 25111122
AN - SCOPUS:84905912246
VL - 6
SP - 3169
EP - 3186
JO - Nutrients
JF - Nutrients
SN - 2072-6643
IS - 8
ER -