Correlation between different types of dietary fiber and nutritional status of in children
Objective To describe the relationship between different dietary fiber sources and nutritional status of children,in order to provide evidence for the prevention of childhood nutritional disease.Methods The body mass index(BMI)of 372 children aged 6 to 18 years who went to the nutrition clinic of the Children's Health Department of the Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine for nutrition consultation due to nutritional imbalance from 2019 to 2023 was calculated,and the Z-value of BMI was obtained.Then children were divided into three groups:Low weight group,normal weight group and overweight group.Dietary intakes were also obtained based on previous use of a 3-day food diary,and dietary software was used to automatically determine the type of dietary fiber consumed.Children's dietary fiber intake and the three groups of children were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Logistic regression analysis.Results In the normal weight group,the overweight group and the low weight group,total dietary fiber,grain fiber,legumes fiber and other types of fibers were statistically significant among all groups(F=4.55,10.67,3.53,6.68,P<0.05).Pairwise comparison showed that compared with normal weight children,the intake of total dietary fiber,grain fiber and other types of fiber was significantly higher in overweight children(P<0.05),and there was no statistical difference in the intake of dietary fiber in children between low weight group and normal weight children(P>0.05).Logistic analysis found that children with a higher intake of grain fiber and other types of fiber were more likely to be overweight compared to normal children(OR=2.04,1.96,P<0.05),and children with a higher intake of soy fiber were less likely to be overweight(OR=0.25,P<0.05).Conclusions Different kinds of fiber have different effects on the nutritional status of children.It is recommended that overweight children reduce their intake of grain fiber and other types of fiber,and appropriately increase their intake of legumes fiber,which may help control the occurrence of overweight.
dietary fiberlegumes fibergrain fiberbody mass indexchildren