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KMID : 0665420210360040412
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Korean Journal of Food Culture
2021 Volume.36 No. 4 p.412 ~ p.420
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Dietary Behavior and Nutrition Quotient (NQ) Scores According to the Weight Status of Preschool Children in Gwangju Metropolitan City
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Han Gyu-Sang
Yang Eun-Ju
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Abstract
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This study aimed to assess the association between the weight status and dietary behavior of preschool children. Thesurvey included 412 preschool children aged 2-5 years in 31 childcare facilities in Gwangju. General characteristics ofchildren and their mothers, weight, height, feeding type, complementary feeding, food allergy, and dietary behavior ofchildren based on the Nutrition Quotient for preschoolers (NQ-P) questionnaire were considered. Children were classifiedinto 4 groups by weight status; underweight, normal, overweight, and obese, based on the 2017 Korean National GrowthCharts. The percentage of children in the respective groups was 5.3, 70.9, 10.7, 13.1%. Weight status was not related tobreast feeding duration nor the starting time of complementary feeding. The NQ-P scores of underweight, normal,overweight, and obese groups were 55.4, 60.0, 60.8, 60.0. Among the three factors covered by the NQ-P, ‘balance’ and‘environment’ scores of the underweight group were lower than that of other groups. Underweight children consumedbeans, fish, and white milk less frequently. The ‘moderation’ scores of the overweight/obese group were lower than thoseof the normal or obese groups. Obese children more frequently ate processed meat and fast foods. Proper nutritioneducation is thus needed for not only obese children but also underweight children based on their age, along with theirparents, and caregivers.
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KEYWORD
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Weight, dietary behavior, preschool children, NQ-P (nutrition quotient for preschoolers)
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