Diet quality indices and their associations with health-related outcomes in children and adolescents: an updated systematic review

P Dalwood, S Marshall, TL Burrows, A McIntosh… - Nutrition journal, 2020 - Springer
Background To describe a-priori diet quality indices used in children and adolescents,
appraise the validity and reliability of these indices, and synthesise evidence on the …

A narrative review of childhood picky eating and its relationship to food intakes, nutritional status, and growth

TM Samuel, K Musa-Veloso, M Ho, C Venditti… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
A main characteristic of children perceived as picky eaters is their tendency to avoid certain
foods or food groups. The goal of this narrative review is to provide an overview of published …

Increased health and wellbeing in preschools (DAGIS) study—differences in children's energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs) and in long-term stress by parental …

E Lehto, C Ray, H Vepsäläinen, L Korkalo… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper describes the Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (DAGIS) survey
process and socioeconomic status (SES) differences in children's energy balance-related …

Diet quality and academic achievement: a prospective study among primary school children

EA Haapala, AM Eloranta, T Venäläinen… - European journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Poor diet quality may impair academic achievement in children, but such evidence
is limited. Therefore, we investigated the associations of healthy diet in Grade 1 assessed by …

Application of a modified healthy eating index (HEI-Flex) to compare the diet quality of flexitarians, vegans and omnivores in Germany

A Bruns, M Mueller, I Schneider, A Hahn - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Interest in plant-based nutrition has steadily increased in the western world in the recent
years. The number of people following a meat-reduced, flexitarian diet is growing …

Diet diversity score and healthy eating index in relation to diet quality and socio-demographic factors: results from a cross-sectional national dietary survey of Swedish …

L Moraeus, AK Lindroos, EW Lemming… - Public health …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Objective: Groups with low socio-economic status have less healthy diets and higher
prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Using the latest Swedish national dietary survey …

A 2 year physical activity and dietary intervention attenuates the increase in insulin resistance in a general population of children: the PANIC study

TA Lakka, N Lintu, J Väistö, A Viitasalo, T Sallinen… - Diabetologia, 2020 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis We studied for the first time the long-term effects of a combined physical
activity and dietary intervention on insulin resistance and fasting plasma glucose in a …

Development of a dietary index to assess overall diet quality for Chinese school-aged children: the Chinese Children Dietary Index

G Cheng, R Duan, S Kranz, L Libuda… - Journal of the Academy of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background A composite measure of diet quality is preferable to an index of nutrients, food
groups, or health-promoting behaviors in dietary assessment. However, to date, such a tool …

Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and diet quality with biomarkers of inflammation in children

EA Haapala, J Väistö, JK Ihalainen… - European journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We investigated the associations of physical activity (PA), sedentary time (ST), and diet
quality with biomarkers of inflammation in 390 children (192 girls, 198 boys) aged 6–8 years …

Investigation of the associations between Diet Quality and Health-Related Quality of Life in a sample of Swedish adolescents

C Regan, H Walltott, K Kjellenberg, G Nyberg… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Most adolescents do not consume a high-quality diet, while self-reported mental health
problems within this group are increasing. This study aimed to investigate the association …