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Fruit and vegetable consumption in preschool-aged, low-income Mexican-American children
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Fruit and vegetable consumption in preschool-aged, low-income Mexican-American children
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a comparative analysis
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Ramos
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Isabel
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1985-
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Isabel Ramos
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John
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John Worobey
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chair
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Byrd-Bredbenner
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Carol
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Carol Byrd-Bredbenner
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internal member
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Hoffman
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Daniel
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Daniel Hoffman
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Advisory Committee
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internal member
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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2012
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2012-10
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eng
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Childhood obesity is an emerging epidemic. According to data found in the Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System, over 12.5 million children are overweight or obese in the United States. The prevalence of obesity is higher in Mexican-American children than other ethnic groups in the US. Current research has found that higher intakes of fruits and vegetables have been shown to help prevent and reduce chronic diseases like obesity. Low fruit and vegetable consumption may also be a contributing factor to unhealthy weight gain in children. Moreover, low consumption of fruits and vegetables may reinforce the preference for other unhealthful foods like sugar-sweetened beverages and refined carbohydrates. The objective of this study was to look at fruit and vegetable consumption in Mexican-American children at ages 2 and 4, and to examine its association with their weight status. At both time points, fruits and vegetables were estimated in cups and the nutrient intake was analyzed. It was found that fruit intake met the 2010 USDA food guidelines set for these ages, but significantly lower consumption of vegetables was observed at both ages. Micronutrients found in fruits and vegetables showed that vitamin A, C, and folate met the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) set for 2- and 4- year old children. However, significantly low intakes in vitamin E and potassium were observed. Furthermore, dietary fiber was significantly below the DRI at both time points. A significant 12% increase in the BMI-for-age percentile from children at 2 years of age to 4 years of age was found. However, no relationship was found between fruit and vegetable consumption with BMI-for-age percentile. Nevertheless, fruit and vegetable consumption remains important because of the vital role it plays in preventing and reducing chronic diseases in the Mexican-American population.
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Nutritional Sciences
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ix, 62 p. : ill.
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M.S.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Isabel Ramos
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Mexican American children--Health and hygiene
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Mexican American children--Health risk assessment
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Obesity in children--Prevention
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Diet therapy for children
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Children--Nutrition--Psychological aspects
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http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/rucore10001600001.ETD.000066954
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doi:10.7282/T3WW7GDZ
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ETD graduate
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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Ramos
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Isabel
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2012-08-22 11:45:12
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Isabel Ramos
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Rutgers University. Graduate School - New Brunswick
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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