Diet quality of Japanese preschool children assessed by the Healthy Eating Index-2020: Nutrient and food group intake, as well as weekday-weekend differences. | Synapse
Diet quality of Japanese preschool children assessed by the Healthy Eating Index-2020: Nutrient and food group intake, as well as weekday-weekend differences.
To assess diet quality and nutrient intake differences among Japanese preschool children based on the Healthy Eating Index-2020.
Assessment of diet quality using Healthy Eating Index-2020.
Analysis of nutrient intake from various food groups.
Comparison of dietary patterns on weekdays versus weekends.
Identified challenges in nutrient intake among preschool children.
Highlighted differences in Dairy and Greens and Beans intake between weekdays and weekends.
Abstract
HEI-2020 can identify nutrient intake challenges in Japanese children. Greater consumption of Dairy and Greens and Beans-components that showed large weekday-weekend differences-may improve diet quality.