Sources of Vitamin A in the Diets of Pre-School Children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subjects
2.2. Dietary Assessment
2.3. Statistical Methods
3. Results
3.1. Dietary Intakes
18-Months | 3½-Years | Difference (95% CI) p-value | |
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Energy (MJ) | 4.61 (0.91) | 5.67 (1.07) | |
Carotene (μg) | 1438 (1008) | 1423 (1113) | −15 (82, −111) 0.770 |
Retinol (μg) | 425 (413) | 371 (311) | −54 (−18, −90) 0.003 |
Retinol equivalents (μg) | 664 (443) | 608 (372) | −56 (−17, −95) 0.005 |
Current UK recommendations 1 | |||
UK LRNI a for retinol equivalents | 200 μg/day | 200 μg/day | |
UK EAR b for retinol equivalents | 300 μg/day | 300 μg/day | |
UK RNI c for retinol equivalents | 400 μg/day | 400 μg/day | |
% below RNI recommendation | 19% | 24% | |
% below LRNI | 1% | 2% | |
Current US recommendations 2 | |||
US RDAd retinol equivalents | 300 μg/day | 300 μg/day | |
% below recommendation | 5% | 10% |
3.2. Carotene and Retinol Intakes from Core and Non-Core Foods at Each Age
Core foods | 18-Months | 3½-Years | ||||||||
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Contribution to energy (%) | Carotene μg/MJ | %a | Retinol μg/MJ | %b | Contribution to energy (%) | Carotene μg/MJ | %a | Retinol μg/MJ | %b | |
Bread, cereals, rice & pasta | ||||||||||
Bread | 7.1 | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.2) | 0.1 | 9.2 | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.0 | 0.1 (0.6) | 0.2 |
Breakfast cereals | 5.6 | 0.1 (0.6) | 0.0 | 0.2 (1.4) | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.1 (0.5) | 0.0 | 0.2 (1.2) | 0.3 |
Pasta, rice and savouries | 2.7 | 9.4 (21.8) | 3.1 | 0.6 (1.9) | 0.7 | 3.4 | 8.2 (19.3) | 3.2 | 1.1 (2.7) | 1.7 |
Group total | 15.3 | 9.5 (21.8) | 3.1 | 0.9 (2.4) | 1.1 | 18.2 * | 8.4 (19.3) | 3.3 | 1.5 (3.0) * | 2.2 |
Vegetables & legumes | ||||||||||
Vegetables | 1.5 | 204.3 (216.0) | 65.4 | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 | 1.3 | 158.6 (201.0) | 63.7 | 0.0 (0.2) | 0.0 |
Potatoes | 2.1 | 0.6 (1.3) | 0.2 | 0.7 (1.4) | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 (1.2) | 0.2 | 0.6 (1.3) | 0.9 |
Vegetable dishes | 0.3 | 2.3 (14.9) | 0.7 | 0.3 (1.7) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.1 (19.7) | 1.3 | 0.4 (2.0) | 0.6 |
Legumes | 0.1 | 0.1 (0.8) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 (2.2) | 0.1 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 |
Group total | 4.0* | 207.2 (215.6) * | 66.3 | 1.0 (2.2) | 1.1 | 3.3 | 162.5 (201.5) | 65.3 | 1.0 (2.4) | 1.6 |
Fruit | ||||||||||
Fruit | 4.4 | 4.8 (8.9) | 1.5 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 3.4 | 5.0 (16.1) | 2.0 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 |
Fruit juice | 1.5 | 1.0 (2.4) | 0.3 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 (6.5) | 0.7 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 |
Group total | 5.9 * | 5.8 (9.3) | 1.8 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 5.2 | 6.6 (17.3) | 2.7 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 |
Yoghurt, cheese & milk | ||||||||||
Milk | 25.1 | 14.8 (10.9) | 5.0 | 42.1 (23.0) | 44.8 | 15.6 | 9.8 (8.1) | 3.9 | 25.4 (17.5) | 39.8 |
Yoghurt | 4.0 | 0.5 (1.0) | 0.2 | 4.0 (4.7) | 4.3 | 3.2 | 0.4 (0.8) | 0.2 | 3.5 (4.4) | 5.5 |
Cheese | 2.3 | 2.9 (4.1) | 0.9 | 4.5 (5.9) | 4.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 (4.4) | 1.3 | 5.0 (6.4) | 7.7 |
Group total | 31.4 * | 18.1 (11.4) * | 6.1 | 50.5 (23.5) * | 54.0 | 21.4 | 13.5 (9.0) | 5.4 | 34.0 (18.6) | 53.0 |
Meat, fish, poultry & eggs | ||||||||||
Meat | 2.7 | 7.8 (26.2) | 2.6 | 15.9 (82.9) | 19.2 | 2.4 | 8.2 (26.7) | 3.5 | 6.7 (42.2) | 9.5 |
Fish | 0.5 | 0.1 (0.7) | 0.0 | 0.2 (0.9) | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 (0.8) | 0.0 | 0.2 (0.8) | 0.3 |
Poultry | 1.2 | 0.9 (7.0) | 0.3 | 0.2 (0.4) | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 (13.9) | 0.7 | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.3 |
Eggs & egg dishes | 1.2 | 0.7 (5.4) | 0.2 | 2.9 (6.2) | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 (4.6) | 0.2 | 2.8 (5.8) | 4.2 |
Group total | 5.7 | 9.5 (27.8) | 3.2 | 19.1 (82.9) * | 22.6 | 5.6 | 10.9 (30.7) | 4.4 | 10.0 (42.3) | 14.4 |
Core foods total | 62.8 * | 250.1 (216.6) * | 80.5 | 71.5 (86.7) * | 78.8 | 53.8 | 201.8 (204.9) | 81.1 | 46.4 (46.4) | 71.2 |
Non-core Foods | 18-Months | 3½-Years | ||||||||
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Contribution to energy (%) | Carotene μg/MJ | %a | Retinol μg/MJ | %b | Contribution to energy (%) | Carotene μg/MJ | %a | Retinol μg/MJ | %b | |
Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
Puddings & ice-creams | 3.3 | 1.1 (2.6) | 0.4 | 1.8 (3.2) | 1.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 (4.0) | 0.8 | 2.2 (3.7) | 3.4 |
Buns, cakes & pastries | 2.8 | 1.4 (2.8) | 0.5 | 1.7 (3.3) | 1.7 | 4.3 | 1.9 (3.6) | 0.8 | 2.0 (3.8) | 3.1 |
Sweet biscuits | 4.9 | 0.3 (1.1) | 0.1 | 0.4 (1.5) | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.3 (1.5) | 0.1 | 0.4 (1.7) | 0.6 |
Savoury biscuits | 0.7 | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.0 | 0.1 (0.5) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.2 |
Confectionery | 4.8 | 0.6 (1.1) | 0.2 | 0.3 (0.4) | 0.3 | 7.1 | 1.2 (2.2) | 0.5 | 0.4 (0.6) | 0.6 |
Crisps | 2.5 | 1.4 (3.4) | 0.6 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1.4 (3.3) | 0.6 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 |
Group total | 19.1 | 5.0 (5.1) | 1.7 | 4.3 (4.8) | 4.4 | 26.3 * | 6.9 (6.8) * | 2.8 | 5.2 | 8.0 |
Processed meat, fish & poultry | ||||||||||
Processed meats | 0.8 | 0.0 (0.2) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.2) | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 |
Coated chicken | 0.3 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 |
Burgers & kebabs | 0.2 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 |
Sausages | 1.1 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.2) | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.3) | 0.0 |
Meat pies | 0.8 | 0.4 (3.7) | 0.2 | 0.1 (0.5) | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 (3.8) | 0.2 | 0.3 (1.2) | 0.5 |
Coated & fried fish | 1.0 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 |
Group total | 4.3 | 0.4 (3.7) | 0.2 | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.2 | 5.8 * | 0.5 (3.8) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Vegetables | ||||||||||
Fried/roast potatoes | 2.9 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 |
Baked beans | 1.2 | 2.3 (3.8) | 0.8 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 (3.1) | 0.8 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 |
Group total | 4.1 | 2.3 (3.8) | 0.8 | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 | 5.3 * | 1.9 (3.1) | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Spreads, soup & sauces | ||||||||||
Fat Spreads | 3.3 | 5.4 (4.3) | 1.8 | 8.6 (6.3) | 9.2 | 4.3 | 6.6 (4.8) | 2.6 | 11.3 (7.7) | 17.7 |
Soup | 0.3 | 3.1 (21.7) | 1.1 | 0.3 (1.1) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.6 (17.8) | 1.3 | 0.3 (1.2) | 0.5 |
Milk-based sauces | 0.2 | 0.2 (0.8) | 0.1 | 0.3 (1.2) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 (0.7) | 0.0 | 0.2 (1.0) | 0.3 |
Tomato-based sauces | 0.1 | 0.5 (1.9) | 0.2 | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 (4.5) | 0.4 | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.0 |
Other sauces | 0.5 | 0.7 (3.3) | 0.2 | 0.0 (0.2) | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 (3.1) | 0.4 | 0.0 (0.2) | 0.0 |
Group total | 4.3 | 9.9 (22.4) | 3.3 | 9.2 (6.5) | 9.7 | 5.5 * | 12.2 (19.2) | 4.8 | 11.9 (7.9) * | 18.4 |
Non-core foods total | 31.8 | 17.6 (23.7) | 6.0 | 13.7 (8.3) | 14.3 | 42.8 * | 21.5(20.4) * | 8.6 | 17.4 (9.4) * | 26.9 |
3.3. The Contribution of Particular Foods
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
Implications
Acknowledgements
Conflict of Interest
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Cribb, V.L.; Northstone, K.; Hopkins, D.; Emmett, P.M. Sources of Vitamin A in the Diets of Pre-School Children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Nutrients 2013, 5, 1609-1621. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu5051609
Cribb VL, Northstone K, Hopkins D, Emmett PM. Sources of Vitamin A in the Diets of Pre-School Children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Nutrients. 2013; 5(5):1609-1621. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu5051609
Chicago/Turabian StyleCribb, Victoria L., Kate Northstone, David Hopkins, and Pauline M. Emmett. 2013. "Sources of Vitamin A in the Diets of Pre-School Children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)" Nutrients 5, no. 5: 1609-1621. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu5051609
APA StyleCribb, V. L., Northstone, K., Hopkins, D., & Emmett, P. M. (2013). Sources of Vitamin A in the Diets of Pre-School Children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Nutrients, 5(5), 1609-1621. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu5051609