Body size at birth is associated with food and nutrient intake in adulthood.
Small body size at birth is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Dietary habits are tightly linked with these disorders, but the association between body size at birth and adult diet has been little studied. We examined the association between body size at...
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| author | Mia-Maria Perälä Satu Männistö Niina E Kaartinen Eero Kajantie Clive Osmond David J P Barker Liisa M Valsta Johan G Eriksson |
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| description | Small body size at birth is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Dietary habits are tightly linked with these disorders, but the association between body size at birth and adult diet has been little studied. We examined the association between body size at birth and intake of foods and macronutrients in adulthood.We studied 1797 participants, aged 56 to 70, of the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study, whose birth weight and length were recorded. Preterm births were excluded. During a clinical study, diet was assessed with a validated food-frequency questionnaire. A linear regression model adjusted for potential confounders was used to assess the associations. Intake of fruits and berries was 13.26 g (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.56, 25.96) higher per 1 kg/m(3) increase in ponderal index (PI) at birth, and 83.16 g (95% CI: 17.76, 148.56) higher per 1 kg higher birth weight. One unit higher PI at birth was associated with 0.14% of energy (E%) lower intake of fat (95% CI: -0.26, -0.03) and 0.18 E% higher intake of carbohydrates (95% CI: 0.04, 0.32) as well as 0.08 E% higher sucrose (95% CI: 0.00, 0.15), 0.05 E% higher fructose (95% CI: 0.01, 0.09), and 0.18 g higher fiber (95% CI: 0.02, 0.34) intake in adulthood. Similar associations were observed between birth weight and macronutrient intake.Prenatal growth may modify later life food and macronutrient intake. Altered dietary habits could potentially explain an increased risk of chronic disease in individuals born with small body size. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ed1bd407fca4583a51cc89d6bda566f2022-12-22T01:03:43ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-0179e4613910.1371/journal.pone.0046139Body size at birth is associated with food and nutrient intake in adulthood.Mia-Maria PeräläSatu MännistöNiina E KaartinenEero KajantieClive OsmondDavid J P BarkerLiisa M ValstaJohan G ErikssonSmall body size at birth is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Dietary habits are tightly linked with these disorders, but the association between body size at birth and adult diet has been little studied. We examined the association between body size at birth and intake of foods and macronutrients in adulthood.We studied 1797 participants, aged 56 to 70, of the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study, whose birth weight and length were recorded. Preterm births were excluded. During a clinical study, diet was assessed with a validated food-frequency questionnaire. A linear regression model adjusted for potential confounders was used to assess the associations. Intake of fruits and berries was 13.26 g (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.56, 25.96) higher per 1 kg/m(3) increase in ponderal index (PI) at birth, and 83.16 g (95% CI: 17.76, 148.56) higher per 1 kg higher birth weight. One unit higher PI at birth was associated with 0.14% of energy (E%) lower intake of fat (95% CI: -0.26, -0.03) and 0.18 E% higher intake of carbohydrates (95% CI: 0.04, 0.32) as well as 0.08 E% higher sucrose (95% CI: 0.00, 0.15), 0.05 E% higher fructose (95% CI: 0.01, 0.09), and 0.18 g higher fiber (95% CI: 0.02, 0.34) intake in adulthood. Similar associations were observed between birth weight and macronutrient intake.Prenatal growth may modify later life food and macronutrient intake. Altered dietary habits could potentially explain an increased risk of chronic disease in individuals born with small body size.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3458835?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Mia-Maria Perälä Satu Männistö Niina E Kaartinen Eero Kajantie Clive Osmond David J P Barker Liisa M Valsta Johan G Eriksson Body size at birth is associated with food and nutrient intake in adulthood. PLoS ONE |
| title | Body size at birth is associated with food and nutrient intake in adulthood. |
| title_full | Body size at birth is associated with food and nutrient intake in adulthood. |
| title_fullStr | Body size at birth is associated with food and nutrient intake in adulthood. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Body size at birth is associated with food and nutrient intake in adulthood. |
| title_short | Body size at birth is associated with food and nutrient intake in adulthood. |
| title_sort | body size at birth is associated with food and nutrient intake in adulthood |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3458835?pdf=render |
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