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Dietary Intake and the Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Latino Children
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
Vol. 108Issue 8p1355–1359Published in issue: August, 2008
- Emily E. Ventura
- Jaimie N. Davis
- Katharine E. Alexander
- Gabriel Q. Shaibi
- Won Lee
- Courtney E. Byrd-Williams
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 64
Little is known about the relationship between diet and metabolic health in Latino children, a population at increased risk for diabetes. The present study evaluates diet composition and the metabolic syndrome in a cross-sectional sample of 109 overweight Latino children aged 10 to 17 years with a family history of type 2 diabetes. Dietary intake was assessed by two 24-hour recalls. Associations between nutrients and features of the metabolic syndrome were examined using multiple linear regression and analysis of covariance.