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Nutrient Intakes from Meals and Snacks Differ with Age in Middle-Aged and Older Americans
- Source :
- Nutrients, Vol 11, Iss 6, p 1301 (2019), Nutrients, Volume 11, Issue 6
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2019.
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Abstract
- The present study investigated the meal patterns across demographic characteristics in middle-aged and older US adults. Study participants were noninstitutionalized participants from the 2005&ndash<br />2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, an observational cross-sectional study. Data from 17,361 adults were categorized into 45&ndash<br />59 years (n = 7366), 60&ndash<br />70 years (n = 5348), and 71+ years (n = 4647) to compare demographics, nutrient intakes, and meal patterns. Dietary recalls were collected using the multiple-pass method. Data analyses were weighted to create a nationally representative sample. Two-thirds of adults reported consuming three meals on the day of intake. Lunch was the most often skipped meal across all age groups. A greater proportion of adults over 70 years reported consuming breakfast, while a smaller proportion reported consuming snacks. Significant differences were observed in total energy and nutrient intakes and proportion of the day&rsquo<br />s intakes by meal. Grain, milk, and dairy food group intakes were highest at breakfast, while the protein food group intakes were highest at lunch and dinner. Age-related differences in meal consumption and composition provide valuable formative data to support targeted nutritional education and intervention opportunities to promote and encourage healthy food choices.
- Subjects :
- Male
0301 basic medicine
dinner
Food group
0302 clinical medicine
Nutrient
lunch
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Meals
Aged, 80 and over
Meal patterns
Meal
Nutrition and Dietetics
middle-aged adults
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Age Factors
breakfast
dietary intakes
Middle Aged
Nutrition Surveys
Female
Nutritive Value
snack intakes
lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
dietary patterns
lcsh:TX341-641
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Age groups
Environmental health
Humans
NHANES
Aged
030109 nutrition & dietetics
meal patterns
business.industry
Protein food
aging
Feeding Behavior
Nutrients
Diet
Cross-Sectional Studies
Mental Recall
Observational study
Snacks
Energy Intake
business
Food Science
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20726643
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Nutrients
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....95c1a5d778662d36a41dcacedb74910c