Abstract
In recent years, examining dietary patterns has become a more common way of investigating potential associations between diet and adverse health outcomes. The New Nordic Diet (NND) is a potentially healthy and sustainable dietary pattern characterized by foods that are locally available and traditionally consumed in the Nordic countries. The diet has been typically examined in adult populations, and less is known about compliance to the NND from infancy throughout childhood. In the current study, we therefore aimed to develop and describe child age-specific NND scores. This study is based on the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and uses data from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway (MBRN). We have previously developed a NND score for the maternal diet during pregnancy, and the development of the child diet scores was based on the rationale of this score. Food frequency data from n = 89 715 at child age 6 months, n = 76 432 at 18 months, n = 58 884 at 3 years, and n = 35 978 at 7 years were used to construct subscales in accordance with the maternal diet score. Subscales were composed of responses to a selection of food and drink items or other questions and were dichotomized by the median, yielding four age-specific diet scores where the possible scoring ranged from 0 to 6 at 6 months and 3 years and from 0 to 9 at 18 months and 7 years. The developed scores will be used to examine associations with childhood overweight and cognitive and mental development in future studies.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e13150 |
Pages (from-to) | e13150 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Maternal and Child Nutrition |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 2 Feb 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The University of Agder provided funding for a PhD candidate for this project. The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study is supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care services and the Ministry of Education and Research (Kunnskapsdepartementet). We are grateful to all the participating families in Norway who take part in this ongoing cohort study.
Funding Information:
The University of Agder provided funding for a PhD candidate for this project. The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study is supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care services and the Ministry of Education and Research (Kunnskapsdepartementet). We are grateful to all the participating families in Norway who take part in this ongoing cohort study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors. Maternal & Child Nutrition published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Keywords
- child
- diet scores
- MBRN
- MoBa
- New Nordic Diet