Prevalence of picky eating behavior and its impact on growth in preschool children

Kumar, K. Pavan; Srikrishna, Sushma; Pavan, I; Chary, Eshwara

doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20181036

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“…In this study, we found that 67.5% of children aged 4–7 were picky eaters, which is slightly higher than previous studies of Asian children. This seems to indicate that the prevalence of picky eaters increases with age, which is supported by some studies [ 52 , 53 , 54 ].…”

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Serum Trace Element Levels and Their Correlation with Picky Eating Behavior, Development, and Physical Activity in Early Childhood

Chao

Yang

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Nutrients

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Trace elements are vital components for healthy growth, development, and physical activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between trace element (iron, zinc, copper) deficiencies and picky eating behavior, development level, and physical activity level. This cross-sectional study involved 203 children aged 4–7 years; picky eating behavior, development level, and physical activity level were assessed through questionnaires. Zinc deficiency has the highest prevalence (37.4%); 67.5% of the children were assessed as picky eaters. Children with picky eating behaviors, poor development level, or poor physical activity level have significantly lower zinc levels, and higher prevalence of zinc deficiency. Pearson’s correlation coefficient indicated a positive correlation between serum zinc level and development scores (r = 0.221, p = 0.002) and physical activity scores (r = 0.469, p < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, zinc deficiency independently related to picky eating (OR = 2.124, p = 0.037, CI = 1.042–4.312), developmental level (OR = 0.893, p = 0.022, CI = 0.810–0.984), and physical activity level (OR = 0.785, p < 0.001, CI = 0.700–0.879). In conclusion, the prevalence of zinc deficiency in children aged 4–7 was high, especially in picky eaters. Zinc deficiency was significantly associated with low development and poor physical activity in early childhood.

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confidence: 76%

Serum Trace Element Levels and Their Correlation with Picky Eating Behavior, Development, and Physical Activity in Early Childhood

Chao

Yang

et al. 2021

Nutrients

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“…Picky eating is a complex behavior commonly seen in children which can significantly affect their growth, cause impaired cognition and poor immunity. The findings of the cross-sectional study from Telangana on 1652 parents of preschool children in the age group of 1-6 years revealed that 58.9% of the children were picky eaters [16].…”

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Perspectives in preschool nutrition

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Khandeparkar²

2021

Indian J Child Health

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Malnutrition is a grave global public health problem and needs serious attention. The prevalence of malnutrition in under 5 years children in India is high. Hence, there is an urgent need to recognize the nutrition and feeding concerns, the gaps in adequate nutrient intake and bridge them to ensure optimum nutritional care in early childhood. Twenty-eight Pediatricians were selected by purposive sampling from Telangana (n=12) and West Bengal (n=16) to form an advisory board. An advisory board meeting was conducted, which included a presentation on preschool nutrition in an Indian perspective. This was followed by a focused group discussion among the team of experts to gather their views on nutrition concerns of the preschoolers. They gave their opinion on how to address these concerns, role of healthy food drinks, the role of novel nutrients such as prebiotics and docosahexaenoic acid in preschoolers and the importance of nutrition education of mothers by healthcare professionals. Further, the board members pointed out the common micronutrient deficiencies such as iron, Vitamins-A and D, excessive intake of sugar and fat, and indicated a need for micronutrient supplementation, healthy alternatives for sugar and fat, views on healthy food drinks among the preschoolers. The advisory board members were unanimous in their belief that it is essential to create awareness and educate mothers about preschool nutrition and for doctors to include some nutrition counseling time for early childhood nutritional care. This would help to improve the nutritional intake which is essential to ensure optimum growth and development during the preschool age for a healthier future.

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“…A poor eating self-regulation in children has been associated with higher body weight ( Hughes and Frazier-Wood, 2016 ). Picky eating is common in preschool children, which leads to parental anxiety and family conflicts ( Kumar et al, 2018 ). Authoritative parenting has a positive correlation with non-picky eating in their toddler, suggesting that this parent feeding behavior could overcome the feeding difficulties ( Podlesak et al, 2017 ).…”

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Environment and Gene Association With Obesity and Their Impact on Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Diseases

2020

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Obesity is a multifactorial disease in which environmental conditions and several genes play an important role in the development of this disease. Obesity is associated with neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer, Parkinson, and Huntington diseases) and with neurodevelopmental diseases (autism disorder, schizophrenia, and fragile X syndrome). Some of the environmental conditions that lead to obesity are physical activity, alcohol consumption, socioeconomic status, parent feeding behavior, and diet. Interestingly, some of these environmental conditions are shared with neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases. Obesity impairs neurodevelopment abilities as memory and fine-motor skills. Moreover, maternal obesity affects the cognitive function and mental health of the offspring. The common biological mechanisms involved in obesity and neurodegenerative/neurodevelopmental diseases are insulin resistance, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and oxidative damage, among others, leading to impaired brain development or cell death. Obesogenic environmental conditions are not the only factors that influence neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases. In fact, several genes implicated in the leptin–melanocortin pathway ( LEP , LEPR , POMC , BDNF , MC4R , PCSK1 , SIM1 , BDNF , TrkB , etc.) are associated with obesity and neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases. Moreover, in the last decades, the discovery of new genes associated with obesity ( FTO, NRXN3, NPC1, NEGR1, MTCH2, GNPDA2 , among others) and with neurodegenerative or neurodevelopmental diseases ( APOE, CD38, SIRT1, TNF α, PAI-1, TREM2, SYT4, FMR1, TET3 , among others) had opened new pathways to comprehend the common mechanisms involved in these diseases. In conclusion, the obesogenic environmental conditions, the genes, and the interaction gene–environment would lead to a better understanding of the etiology of these diseases.

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Prevalence of picky eating behavior and its impact on growth in preschool children

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

Serum Trace Element Levels and Their Correlation with Picky Eating Behavior, Development, and Physical Activity in Early Childhood

Serum Trace Element Levels and Their Correlation with Picky Eating Behavior, Development, and Physical Activity in Early Childhood

Perspectives in preschool nutrition

Environment and Gene Association With Obesity and Their Impact on Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Diseases

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