Evaluating the diet of children at increased risk for type 1 diabetes

First results from the Teendiab study

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ID15090218
AuthorsKatharina S Weber (0000-0002-5555-2641, Technical University of Munich), Jennifer Raab (0000-0002-5411-5511, Technical University of Munich), Florian Haupt (0000-0001-8316-928X, German Center for Diabetes Research), Bärbel Aschemeier, Anja Wosch, Christiane Ried (Helmholtz Zentrum München), Olga Kordonouri (0000-0001-9563-3537, Kinderkrankenhaus auf der Bult), Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, Anette‐Gabriele Ziegler (0000-0002-6290-5548, Technical University of Munich), Christiane Winkler (0000-0002-7606-3687, Helmholtz Zentrum München, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume18
Issue1
Pages50-58
Publication date2015-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980013003406
PMID24476676
OpenAlexW2096861275
LanguageEN
References cited24

Objective The development of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is potentially influenced by nutrition. The aim of our study was to assess food and nutrient intakes of children at increased risk of T1D. Design Dietary intake of the last 4 weeks was assessed using a diet history interview. The daily nutrient and food intakes were compared with the German Dietary Reference Intakes, the Optimized Mixed Diet recommendations and those of a representative sample of children from the EsKiMo study. Setting Children included in the analysis participated in the prospective TEENDIAB study. Subjects First-degree relatives of people with T1D ( n 268), aged 8–12 years. Results The TEENDIAB children consumed 52·0 % of their total energy from carbohydrates, 32·6 % from fat and 14·3 % from protein. Compared with the reference values, their intake was lowest for folate at 61·3 % of the reference, for iodine at 58·1 % and for vitamin D at 8·9 %, and exceeded the reference for vitamin K about 5-fold, for Na about 3·5-fold and for protein about 1·5-fold. Their nutrient intakes were similar to those of a control cohort without increased T1D risk. The consumption of non-desirable food groups (meat products, sweets/snacks) was above the recommendations and the consumption of desirable food groups (fruits, vegetables, carbohydrate-rich foods) was below the recommendations. Conclusions The TEENDIAB children had intakes considerably below the recommendations for vitamin D, iodine, folate and plant-based foods, and intakes above for vitamin K, Na, protein, meat products and sweets/snacks. They showed similar dietary patterns to non-risk children

Diabetes mellitus · Environmental health · Type 2 diabetes · Diabetes and associated disorders · Diabetes Management and Research · Diet and metabolism studies · Medicine · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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