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Changes in diet quality of American preschoolers between 1977 and 1998.

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Kranz, S; Siega-Riz, AM; Herring, AH
Published in: American journal of public health
September 2004

We determined diet quality trends among nationally representative samples of preschoolers between 1977 and 1998.Adjusted diet quality index scores, overall intake, and tertiles of total score were compared for combined samples and 2 age groups using t tests with Bonferroni correction; surveys used were the US Department of Agriculture's National Food Consumption Survey 1977-1979 (n = 2342), Continuing Survey of Food Intake by Individuals (CSFII) 1989-1991 (n = 858), and CSFII 1994-1996 and 1998 (n = 5355).Total scores increased slightly. Consumption of grains, fruits, and vegetables improved while added sugar and juice intake worsened.Diet quality improved marginally since 1977. Consumption of fruits and vegetables needs to be increased and that of total and saturated fat, juice, and added sugar decreased.

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American journal of public health

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1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

September 2004

Volume

94

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1525 / 1530

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Time Factors
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Public Health
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Status Indicators
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Education
  • Food Preferences
 

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Kranz, S., Siega-Riz, A. M., & Herring, A. H. (2004). Changes in diet quality of American preschoolers between 1977 and 1998. American Journal of Public Health, 94(9), 1525–1530. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.94.9.1525
Kranz, Sibylle, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, and Amy H. Herring. “Changes in diet quality of American preschoolers between 1977 and 1998.American Journal of Public Health 94, no. 9 (September 2004): 1525–30. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.94.9.1525.
Kranz S, Siega-Riz AM, Herring AH. Changes in diet quality of American preschoolers between 1977 and 1998. American journal of public health. 2004 Sep;94(9):1525–30.
Kranz, Sibylle, et al. “Changes in diet quality of American preschoolers between 1977 and 1998.American Journal of Public Health, vol. 94, no. 9, Sept. 2004, pp. 1525–30. Epmc, doi:10.2105/ajph.94.9.1525.
Kranz S, Siega-Riz AM, Herring AH. Changes in diet quality of American preschoolers between 1977 and 1998. American journal of public health. 2004 Sep;94(9):1525–1530.

Published In

American journal of public health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

September 2004

Volume

94

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1525 / 1530

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Time Factors
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Public Health
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Status Indicators
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Education
  • Food Preferences