Dietary fat intakes in Irish children: changes between 2005 and 2019

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dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Aileen
dc.contributor.authorBuffini, Maria
dc.contributor.authorNugent, Anne
dc.contributor.authorKehoe, Laura
dc.contributor.authorFlynn, Albert
dc.contributor.authorWalton, Janette
dc.contributor.authorKearney, John
dc.contributor.authorMcNulty, Breige
dc.contributor.funderDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-03T12:18:28Z
dc.date.available2021-12-03T12:18:28Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-26
dc.date.updated2021-12-03T11:21:26Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: To examine current dietary fat intakes and compliance in Irish children and to examine changes in intakes from 2005 to 2019. Design: Analyses were based on data from the Irish National Children’s Food Survey (NCFS) and the NSFS II, two cross-sectional studies that collected detailed food and beverage intake data through 7-day and 4-day weighed food diaries, respectively. Setting: NCFS and NCFS II, Republic of Ireland. Participants: A nationally representative sample of 594 (NCFS) and 600 (NCFS II) children aged 5–12 years. Current intakes from the NCFS II were compared with those previously reported in the NCFS (www.iuna.net). Results: Current intakes of total fat, SFA, MUFA, PUFA and trans fat as a percentage of total energy are 33·3, 14·0, 13·6, 5·6 and 0·5 %, respectively. Total fat, SFA and trans fat intakes since 2005 remained largely stable over time with all displaying minor decreases of <1 %. Adherence to SFA recommendations remains inadequate, with only 7 % of the population complying. Insufficient compliance with PUFA (71 %) and EPA and DHA (DHA; 16 %) recommendations was also noted. Conclusion: Children in Ireland continue to meet the total fat and trans fat target goals. Adherence to MUFA and PUFA recommendations has also significantly improved. However, deviations for some fats remain, in particular SFA. These findings are useful for the development of dietary strategies to improve compliance with current recommendations.en
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ireland (grant no. 15/F/673)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationO'Connor, A., Buffini, M., Nugent, A., Kehoe, L., Flynn, A., Walton, J., Kearney, J. and McNulty, B. (2020) 'Dietary fat intakes in Irish children: changes between 2005 and 2019', Public Health Nutrition, 24(5), pp. 802-812. doi: 10.1017/S1368980020004255en
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1368980020004255en
dc.identifier.eissn1475-2727
dc.identifier.endpage812en
dc.identifier.issn1368-9800
dc.identifier.issued5en
dc.identifier.journaltitlePublic Health Nutritionen
dc.identifier.startpage802en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/12307
dc.identifier.volume24en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Societyen
dc.rights© 2020, the Authors. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Nutrition Society. This material is free to view and download for personal use only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works.en
dc.subjectDietary faten
dc.subjectFatty acid intakesen
dc.subjectSFAen
dc.subjectPUFAen
dc.subjectChildrenen
dc.titleDietary fat intakes in Irish children: changes between 2005 and 2019en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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