Changes in Diet Quality of American Preschoolers between 1977 and 1998

Citation

Kranz, Sibylle; Siega-Riz, Anna Maria; & Herring, Amy H. (2004). Changes in Diet Quality of American Preschoolers between 1977 and 1998. American Journal of Public Health, 94(9), 1525-1530. PMCID: PMC1448488

Abstract

Objectives: We determined diet quality trends among nationally representative samples of preschoolers between 1977 and 1998.
Methods: 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).
Results: Total scores increased slightly. Consumption of grains, fruits, and vegetables improved while added sugar and juice intake worsened.
Conclusions: 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.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.94.9.1525

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2004

Journal Title

American Journal of Public Health

Author(s)

Kranz, Sibylle
Siega-Riz, Anna Maria
Herring, Amy H.

PMCID

PMC1448488

ORCiD

Siega-Riz - 0000-0002-1303-4248