... cohort study was conducted in Korea (2008–2019) using linked national insurance data and a health screening survey. The cohort included 25,305 children in the exposed group with high sugar-sweetened beverage drinks (≥200 mL) and 339,931 in the reference groups (<200 mL) at 24 months of age...

... (IBD) and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs), whose primary nutritional source is elemental formulas (EFs). Methods: The nutrient status of children with IBD and EGID aged 6 months to 6 years was evaluated. Results: Twenty-one children fed with EFs (EF group) and 25 controls (CL group...

...Laura Gabriela Téllez Olvera; Lilia Castillo Martínez; Bárbara da Silva Nalin de Souza; Rosely Sichieri; Liliana Ruíz Arregui; Wendy D. Rodríguez Garcia; Guadalupe Silvia García de la Torre Introduction: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children has increased in recent years, associated...

... to endothelial dysfunction preceding vasculopathy. We investigated the association between inflammation, glycocalyx biomarkers, endothelial function, and vascular parameters in children with hypercholesterolemia. Methods: In 22 patients (LDL-cholesterol >130 mg/dL; median age [IQR]: 13 [2.3] years) and 22...

.... Methods: We performed a scoping review of dietary guidelines on fat intake for pregnant and lactating women, infants, children, and adolescents. We systematically searched several databases and websites for relevant documents published in English from 2015 to 2019. Results: We included 14 documents...

..., allergic diseases, cardiovascular, and metabolic health in childhood. Reduced saturated fatty acids (SFAs) intake and its replacement with PUFA/monounsaturated fatty acids had favourable effects on blood pressure and blood lipids in children. No apparent effects of total or trans fat on health outcomes...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Blenderized food Selenium Children Enteral formula Severe motor and intellectual disabilities Selenium is an essential trace element that has several biological effects. As a component of selenoproteins, it plays...

... vulnerable. These trends are related to significant changes in diet and external factors, including new environmental threats. Summary: Obesity rates first increased in older children, then gradually in infants. And in the next couple of years, there will be more overweight and obese than moderately...

... and understand fluid intake patterns as opposed to only fluid volume or types. The primary aim of this study was to identify patterns of fluid intake in children and adolescents from 6 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, China, and Indonesia. The secondary aim was to characterize those fluid intake...

...Katarzyna Mirosława Boradyn; Katarzyna Eufemia Przybyłowicz; Elżbieta Jarocka-Cyrta Introduction: A diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP) has been shown to reduce symptoms among adult patients and children with irritable bowel syndrome...

...Xuelian Zhou; Ke Huang; Junjun Jia; Yan Ni; Jinna Yuan; Xinyi Liang; Hu Lin; Wei Peng; Wei Wu; Guanping Dong; Junfen Fu Objective: The incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children increased rapidly. However, the pathogenesis of NAFLD, especially how non-alcoholic fatty liver...

...Amirhossein Yarparvar; Jo Martin Jewell; Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh The Eastern Mediterranean Regions and Europe and Central Asia Regions are facing an epidemiological and nutrition transition, especially among vulnerable groups including mothers, children and adolescents. This has led to a double burden...

..., with carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) among overweight or obese children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 339 children and adolescents (48% girls) aged from 6 to 13 years, with WHO body mass index z-score >1 were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. A valid and reliable semi-quantitative food...

... in body mass index (BMI)-for-age Z scores (BMIZ) through adolescence. Methods: We quantified serum PUFA at ages 5 and 10 years among 418 children from Santiago, Chile. BMI was measured at 5, 10, and 16 years. We compared BMIZ change through age 16 years between quartiles of PUFA at 5 and 10 years and PUFA...

...Jeanne H. Bottin; Clémentine Morin; Isabelle Guelinckx; Erica T. Perrier In children, maintaining adequate fluid intake and hydration is important for physiological reasons and for the adoption of healthy, sustainable drinking habits. In the Liq.In 7 cross-sectional surveys involving 6,469 children...

... with drinking SSBs in infants, children and adolescents. Methods: We searched PubMed and the Cochrane databases for English language studies published from 2010 through October 1, 2018, for randomized clinical trials, meta-analyses, systematic reviews and observational studies (search terms are reported...

...Ting Chen; Fengyun Wang; Zhenyu Chu; Ling Sun; Haitao Lv; Wanping Zhou; Jie Shen; Linqi Chen; Miao Hou Objectives: Spexin (SPX) is a novel peptide that has recently emerged as an important regulatory adipokine of obesity and related metabolic disease. Little is known about its role in children...

.... We investigated the characteristics of serum calprotectin in overweight and obese children and its association with metabolic comorbidities. Methods: We enrolled 131 children (11.7 ± 4.1 years). According to body mass index (BMI), the subjects were divided into 3 groups: obese > 95th percentile...

...Daniel L. Ledo; Fabíola Isabel Suano-Souza; Maria do Carmo P. Franco; Maria Wany L. Strufaldi Background/Aims: This study aimed to identify a possible association among high birth weight with overweight/obesity, high arterial blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance in children...

...Valeria Calcaterra; Hellas Cena; Pietro Mariano Casali; Gianluca Iacobellis; Riccardo Albertini; Mara De Amici; Annalisa de Silvestri; Calogero Comparato; Gloria Pelizzo Background: Cardiovascular risk is reported in disabled children and epicardial fat (EF) is considered an independent predictor...