Snacking Is Longitudinally Associated with Declines in Body Mass Index z Scores for Overweight Children, but Increases for Underweight Children [Community and International Nutrition]

Conclusions: Snacking in China, dominated by fruit consumption, is associated with decreased BMI in overweight/obese children and increased BMI in underweight children. More work will be needed to monitor this relation as Chinese diets continue to westernize.

Source: Journal of Nutrition - May 31, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Taillie, L. S., Wang, D., Popkin, B. M. Tags: Community and International Nutrition Source Type: research