Social-emotional functioning and dietary intake among children born with a very low birth weight
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, Ahead of Print. Very low birth weight (VLBW,<1500 g) infants are at an elevated risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, later obesity and cardiometabolic disease; if and how neurodevelopmental disorders impact chronic disease risk is poorly understood. The most common neurodevelopmental disorders experienced by VLBW children are those of social-em otional functioning. We compared dietary patterns and body composition between VLBW children with poor vs. typical social-emotional functioning using linear mixed models adjusted for sex, gestational age, cognitive impairment, parental education, and body mass index (BMI). VLBW children (n=158) atte nding the Donor Milk for Improved Neurodevelopmental Outcomes trial with 5.5-year follow-up participated. Poor social-emotional functioning was based on standardized parent-rated questionnaires and/or parent-reported physician diagnosis of autism spectrum or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders . Most children had diets categorized as “needs improvement” (67%) or “poor” (27%) and 29% of children exhibited poor social-emotional functioning. Poor social-emotional functioning was positively associated with 100% fruit juice (β=0.3 cup equivalents/day; 95% CI 0.1, 0.5) and energy intak e (β=118.1 kcal/day; 95% CI 0.9, 235.2). Children with poor social-emotional functioning were more likely to have a limited food repertoire (p=0.02), but less likely to exceed dietary fat recomme...
Source: Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism - Category: Physiology Authors: Kathryn Walton Meghan McGee Julie Sato Nicole Law Kathryn E. Hopperton Nicole Bando Alex Kiss Sharon L. Unger Deborah L. O'Connor Source Type: research
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