Changes in time-trends of nutrient intake from fortified and non-fortified food in German children and adolescents – 15 year results of the DONALD Study

2001 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Sichert-Hellert ◽  
Mathilde Kersting ◽  
Friedrich Manz
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Fortified Food ◽  
German Children

Significance of Fortified Beverages in the Long-term Diet of German Children and Adolescents: 15-Year Results of the DONALD Study

2001 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 356-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Sichert-Hellert ◽  
Mathilde Kersting
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin A ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Vitamin B1 ◽  
Fortified Food ◽  
Micronutrient Intake ◽  
Dietary Records ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
German Children

Fortified beverages and instant drinks are the most frequently consumed fortified products in children and adolescents in Germany. However, little is known about the contribution of these products to micronutrient intake. Between 1986 and 2000, consumption of fortified food (total and the subgroup of fortified beverages) and time trends in energy and micronutrient intake were assessed on the basis of 3 day-weighed dietary records (n = 4358) of males and females between the ages of 2 and 14 years (n = 398/408) enrolled in the DONALD Study (Dortmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed Study). As percentage of recent references for micronutrient intake, a significant increase in intake from fortified beverages was observed for calcium (from 1 to 3%), iron (3 to 4%), vitamin A (5 to 15%), and vitamin C (5 to 60%). Significant increases in intakes were only observed from 1995–1997 for vitamin E, folate, and niacin (all 5 to 15–25%), vitamin B1 and B2 (both 10–15 to 25–30%) and vitamin B6 (20 to 55%). Thereafter significant decreases were found. Among the fortified beverages, juice was the most important for micronutrient intake, followed by soft drinks (calcium, vitamin A, E, C, folate, niacin) or by instant beverages (energy, iron, vitamin B1, B2, B6). Significant linear and nonlinear time trends in micronutrient intakes from fortified food and fortified beverages were observed in German children and adolescents.

Trends in Dietary Intake of Vitamins A, C, and E in German Children and Adolescents – Results of the DONALD Study

2003 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 335-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexy ◽  
Kersting ◽  
Sichert-Hellert
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin E ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Fortified Food ◽  
Vitamin Intake ◽  
Dietary Records ◽  
The Impact

Intake of vitamins A, C, and E was evaluated and age and time trends were assessed on the basis of 3-day weighed dietary records (n = 5121) of 2- to 18-year old boys (n = 417) and girls (n = 425) enrolled in the DONALD Study (Dortmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed Study) 1986–2001. Intake of vitamin A remains stable over time, intake of vitamin C increases linearly, and intake of vitamin E follows a nonlinear trend. Age trends of vitamins A and C (per MJ) were nonlinear with a minimum at the beginning adolescence, while intake of vitamin E (per MJ) increased linearly. Girls had higher nutrient densities but lower intakes expressed as percent of reference values. Fortified food in total had a higher impact on time trends of nutrient intake than other single food groups defined here. Our results point to the impact of the food industry on long-term nutrient intake, but also underline the necessity of nutrition education even in young age groups to improve vitamin intake.

scholarly journals Time trends in dietary fat intake in a sample of German children and adolescents between 2000 and 2010: not quantity, but quality is the issue

2013 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Libuda ◽  
Ute Alexy ◽  
Mathilde Kersting
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Dietary Fat ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Fat Intake ◽  
Fat Quality ◽  
Dietary Fat Intake ◽  
Total Fat ◽  
German Children

Dietary fat intake in childhood may influence the risk for developing chronic diseases. The objective of the present study was to examine secular trends in the parameters of fat intake between 2000 and 2010 in a sample of German children and adolescents (n 808) participating in the Dortmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed (DONALD) Study. Dietary data from 4380 3 d weighed dietary records were analysed using repeated-measures regression to determine time trends in fat quantity, i.e. the intake of total fat, and in fat quality, i.e. the ratios of SFA, MUFA and PUFA. In young children (2–3 years) and in adolescents (13–18 years), total fat intake remained stable over time, but decreased by 0·08 % of total energy (%E) per year in 4–12-year-old children. In 2010, median fat intake was at the upper end of the recommendations. SFA intake decreased slightly in 2–3- and 4–12-year-old children by 0·09 and 0·05 %E per year, respectively. MUFA and PUFA intakes remained stable in all the age groups except in adolescents. Here, PUFA intake decreased initially, but increased between 2005 and 2010. In 2010, only between 3 and 18 % of the respective age groups had an intake of SFA or PUFA within the recommendations. In conclusion, fat quantity and quality did not change substantially between 2000 and 2010. Fat quality, in particular, needs to be improved, since a large percentage of our sample did not meet the recommended intakes for SFA and PUFA.

scholarly journals Vitamin Intakes from Supplements and Fortified Food in German Children and Adolescents: Results from the DONALD Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 136 (5) ◽  
pp. 1329-1333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Sichert-Hellert ◽  
Gertrud Wenz ◽  
Mathilde Kersting
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Fortified Food ◽  
German Children

Age and time trends in eating frequency and duration of nightly fasting of German children and adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (8) ◽  
pp. 2507-2517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Roßbach ◽  
Tanja Diederichs ◽  
Katja Bolzenius ◽  
Christian Herder ◽  
Anette E. Buyken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Eating Frequency ◽  
German Children

scholarly journals Two approaches to derive a proposal for added sugars intake for German children and adolescents

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 697-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ute Alexy ◽  
Mathilde Kersting ◽  
Verena Schultze-Pawlitschko
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Child Nutrition ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Mixed Diet ◽  
Dietary Survey ◽  
Added Sugars ◽  
Dietary Records ◽  
German Children ◽  
Survey Approach

AbstractObjective:Intake of sugars is restricted in most international food guides. However, in recent recommendations quantified limits of added sugars intake have not been given, although deemed necessary by those who criticised the recommendations.Design:Two approaches to derive a scientifically based quantified limit of added sugars intake for German children and adolescents are suggested. For the first dietary survey approach, 5120 three-day weighed dietary records from the Dortmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed (DONALD) Study were used. Added sugars intakes in records of high vs. low dietary quality, measured by a nutrient intake score, were compared. For the second approach, a total dietary concept for German children and adolescents developed and evaluated by the Research Institute of Child Nutrition – the Optimised Mixed Diet – was used.Results:Whereas in the latter dietary concept an added sugars intake of about 6% of energy intake is tolerated, the dietary survey approach resulted in only small differences between high and low dietary quality, with a median added sugars intake of 12% of energy in records with high dietary quality.Conclusions:A reasonable dietary quality is possible within higher ranges of added sugars intake than derived from the dietary concept approach. Therefore we suggest a range of intake of added sugars for German children and adolescents, from 6% to 12% of energy.

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