Early diet quality in a longitudinal study of Australian children: associations with nutrition and body mass index later in childhood and adolescence

The aims of this study were to determine whether early childhood dietary quality was associated with (a) infant and adolescent nutrition and (b) body mass...

Authors:
Meyerkort CE, Oddy WH, O'Sullivan TA, Henderson J, and Pennell CE

Authors notes:
J Devel Origins Health Disease, 2012, 3(1): 21-31

Received 21 December 2010; Revised 12 April 2011; Accepted 31 October 2011; First published online 5 December 2011

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Keywords:
early diet quality, longitudinal study, Australian children, nutrition, body mass index, childhood, adolescence, children, diet quality, obesity, Raine Study

Abstract
The aims of this study were to determine whether early childhood dietary quality was associated with (a) infant and adolescent nutrition and (b) body mass index (BMI) in childhood and adolescence.