@article{fdi:010044328,
  title = {{I}s food portion size a risk factor of childhood overweight ?},
  author = {{L}ioret, {S}. and {V}olatier, {J}. {L}. and {L}afay, {L}. and {T}ouvier, {M}. and {M}aire, {B}ernard},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground/{O}bjectives: {F}ood portion sizes have been increasing in industrialized countries and this is thought to be one of the risk factors of overweight. {F}rance is also facing the development of adiposity, particularly in its child population, where overweight rates are rising faster than in adults. {G}iven this background, the objectives of the present study were, for each food category, to describe dietary intake in {F}rench children aged 3-11 years, and to assess the relationship between childhood overweight and portion size, adjusting for dietary energy density, physical activity and sedentary behaviour. {S}ubjects/{M}ethods: {A} representative sample of 748 {F}rench children aged 3-11 years was taken from the 1998-1999 crosssectional {F}rench {INCA}1 ({E}nquete {I}ndividuelle et {N}ationale sur les {C}onsommations {A}limentaires) food consumption survey. {D}ietary intake was assessed using a 7-day food record. {P}ortion sizes were estimated for 23 food categories. {W}eight and height, physical activity and sedentary behaviour were reported by parents or children in questionnaires. {R}esults: {I}n multivariate logistic regression adjusted models, overweight in children aged 3-6 years was positively correlated to portion sizes of croissant-like pastries and other sweetened pastries. {C}onversely, portion sizes of liquid dairy products were inversely associated with overweight in children aged 7-11 years. {C}onclusions: {A}t very young ages, the increase in overweight may be driven in part by a shift in eating patterns towards larger portion size of energy-dense and nutrient-poor foods.},
  keywords = {portion size ; dietary patterns ; energy density ; food category ; childhood overweight ; {F}rance},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {C}linical {N}utrition},
  volume = {63},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {382--391},
  ISSN = {0954-3007},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602958},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044328},
}