Socio-demographic and lifestyle determinants of ‘Western-like’ and ‘Health conscious’ dietary patterns in toddlers

Jong, Jessica C. Kiefte-de; Vries, J.H.M. de; Bleeker, Sacha E.; Jaddoe, Vincent W. V.; Hofman, Albert; Raat, Hein; Moll, Henriëtte A.

doi:10.1017/s0007114512000682

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“…15,20 Infant' s gender, gestational age and birth weight were obtained from obstetric records assessed in midwife practices and hospital registries. 14 Information about maternal age, maternal BMI, parity, educational level, ethnicity, marital status, household income, and any family history of asthma, eczema, allergy to house dust, or hay fever was obtained by questionnaire at enrollment.…”

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“…15 Questions from the FFQ on the consumption fish are found in Supplemental Table 6. We divided the fish products into 2 groups on the basis of their fat content: (1) fatty fish defined as .10 g fat per 100 g: herring, mackerel, eel, and salmon; (2) other fish defined as 0 to 10 g fat per 100 g: white fish, fish fingers, squid, flounder, cod, pollack, haddock, tilapia, sole, tuna, whiting, trout, gurnard, perch, plaice, wolf fish, and swordfish.…”

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Fish Consumption in Infancy and Asthma-like Symptoms at Preschool Age

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Vries²,

Franco³

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OBJECTIVE: To assess whether timing of introduction of fish and the amount of fish consumption in infancy were associated with asthmalike symptoms at preschool age. METHODS: This study was embedded in the Generation R study (a population-based birth cohort in Rotterdam, Netherlands). At the age of 12 and 14 months, timing of introduction of fish into the infant’s diet was assessed. The amount of fish consumption at 14 months was assessed by a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. Presence of asthmalike symptoms in the past year was assessed at the child’s age of 36 and 48 months. RESULTS: Relative to no introduction in the first year of life, introduction between age 6 and 12 months was significantly associated with a lower risk of wheezing at 48 months (odds ratio [OR]: 0.64; 95% CI: 0.43–0.94). When compared with introduction between 6 and 12 months, no introduction in the first year and introduction between 0 and 6 months were associated with an increased risk of wheezing at 48 months (OR: 1.57; 95% CI: 1.07–2.31 and OR: 1.53; 95% CI: 1.07–2.19, respectively). The amount of fish at age 14 months was not associated with asthmalike symptoms (P > .15). CONCLUSIONS: Introduction of fish between 6 and 12 months but not fish consumption afterward is associated with a lower prevalence of wheezing. A window of exposure between the age of 6 and 12 months might exist in which fish might be associated with a reduced risk of asthma.

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Fish Consumption in Infancy and Asthma-like Symptoms at Preschool Age

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Franco³

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“…Instead, we used dietary n-3 and n-6 intake during infancy, as assessed by a 211-item Food Frequency Questionnaire when children were 14 mo old (30). N-3 and n-6 intake were adjusted for total energy intake using the residual method (31) and were available for 2,785 of the children in the current study sample.…”

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Maternal LC-PUFA status during pregnancy and child problem behavior: the Generation R Study

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Background: Omega 3 (n-3) and 6 (n-6) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) and the n-3:n-6 ratio are important for brain development. Whether maternal LC-PUFA status during pregnancy affects risk of problem behavior in later childhood is unclear. Methods: Within a population-based cohort, we measured maternal plasma docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and arachidonic acid (AA) concentrations and n-3:n-6-ratio in mid-pregnancy. Child emotional and behavioral problems at 6 y of age were assessed by parents (child behavior checklist), teachers (teacher report form), and combined parent/teacher report. results: Higher maternal DHA and n-3:n-6 ratio were associated with fewer child emotional problems using parent (odds ratio (OR) DHA = 0.82; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.70, 0.96; P = 0.02 and OR n-3:n-6 = 0.83; 95% CI: 0.71, 0.96; P = 0.01; n = 5,307) and combined parent/teacher scores (OR DHA = 0.79; 95% CI: 0.66, 0.95; P = 0.01 and OR n-3:n-6 = 0.77; 95% CI: 0.65, 0.92; P < 0.01; n = 2,828). Higher AA was associated with more child behavioral problems using teacher (OR = 1.10; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.20; P = 0.04; n = 3,365) and combined parent/teacher scores (OR = 1.12; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.22; P = 0.02; n = 2,827). Maternal EPA was not associated with child problem behavior. conclusion: Indications of associations of maternal LC-PUFA status with child emotional and behavioral problems were found. Future research is needed to identify LC-PUFAsensitive periods of fetal brain development by including multiple assessments of prenatal LC-PUFA status. t wo families of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), the omega 3 (n-3) and 6 (n-6) fatty acids (FAs), are nutrients that play a major role in brain development and functioning. They affect numerous processes, including membrane fluidity, neurotransmission, and gene expression (1). The long-chain PUFAs (LC-PUFAs), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; C20:5n-3), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; C22:6n-3), and arachidonic acid (AA; C20:4n-6) are the main FAs that are metabolically active.In addition, the ratio between n-3 and n-6 FAs is important for optimal brain functioning. During the last century, however, the Western diet has provided a lower n-3 and higher n-6 intake than that in previous generations, diminishing the n-3:n-6 ratio (2).Because of their role in brain function and development, maternal LC-PUFAs during fetal development have been hypothesized to affect child problem behavior. Approximately half of the dry weight of the brain is lipid, of which 35% are PUFA, most of which is LC-PUFA (1). Increase in AA and DHA content of brain tissue starts during the third trimester of pregnancy (3), indicating that the fetal period possibly is a sensitive period. Moreover, the fetus mostly depends on maternal LC-PUFA supply for its development, because fetal LC-PUFA synthesis is limited (4).Research in this field is however scarce, and results are conflicting. Two studies on maternal fish intake, a major source of DHA, during pregnancy and offspring problem beha...

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“…Assessing the relationship between food consumption and per capita income, it was found that families with higher incomes had a lower consumption of manufactured goods in relation to families with income below half a minimum wage per capita. The data found by Jong et al [26] shows that family income influences on the type of foods' pattern. According to the authors, children of lower incomes had high adherence to unhealthy food patterns.…”

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