Nutritional status and dietary intakes of children aged 6 months to 12 years: findings of the Nutrition Survey of Malaysian Children (SEANUTS Malaysia)
Bee Koon Poh,Boon Koon Ng,Mohd Din Siti Haslinda,Safii Nik Shanita,Jyh Eiin Wong,Siti Balkis Budin,Abd Talib Ruzita,Lai Oon Ng,Ilse Khouw,A. Karim Norimah +9 more
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
It was revealed that overnutrition was more prevalent than undernutrition and strategies for improving the nutritional status of Malaysian children need to consider both sides of malnutrition and also put emphasis on approaches for the prevention of overweight and obesity as well as vitamin D insufficiency.Abstract:
The dual burden of malnutrition reportedly coexists in Malaysia; however, existing data are scarce and do not adequately represent the nutritional status of Malaysian children. The Nutrition Survey of Malaysian Children was carried out with the aim of assessing the nutritional status in a sample of nationally representative population of children aged 6 months to 12 years. A total of 3542 children were recruited using a stratified random sampling method. Anthropometric measurements included weight, height, mid-upper arm circumference, and waist and hip circumferences. Blood biochemical assessment involved analyses of Hb, serum ferritin, and vitamins A and D. Dietary intake was assessed using semi-quantitative FFQ, and nutrient intakes were compared with the Malaysian Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNI). The prevalence of overweight (9·8%) and obesity (11·8%) was higher than that of thinness (5·4%) and stunting (8·4%). Only a small proportion of children had low levels of Hb (6·6%), serum ferritin (4·4%) and vitamin A (4·4%), but almost half the children (47·5%) had vitamin D insufficiency. Dietary intake of the children was not compatible with the recommendations, where more than one-third did not achieve the Malaysian RNI for energy, Ca and vitamin D. The present study revealed that overnutrition was more prevalent than undernutrition. The presence of high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and the inadequate intake of Ca and vitamin D are of concern. Hence, strategies for improving the nutritional status of Malaysian children need to consider both sides of malnutrition and also put emphasis on approaches for the prevention of overweight and obesity as well as vitamin D insufficiency.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Stunting, Underweight and Overweight in Children Aged 2.0–4.9 Years in Indonesia: Prevalence Trends and Associated Risk Factors
TL;DR: The double burden of malnutrition occurs in Indonesian children and development of policy to combine the management of chronic under-nutrition and over-nutrition is required.
Journal ArticleDOI
Food consumption and nutritional and biochemical status of 0·5-12-year-old Indonesian children: the SEANUTS study.
Sandjaja Sandjaja,Basuki Budiman,Heryudarini Harahap,Fitrah Ernawati,Moesijanti Soekatri,Yekti Widodo,Edith Sumedi,Effendi Rustan,Gustina Sofia,Sainstiani N. Syarief,Ilse Khouw +10 more
TL;DR: The results show that the growth of Indonesian pre-school- and school-aged children is below the WHO standards, and the older the children, the more the deviation from the WHO standard curves.
Journal ArticleDOI
Relationship between anthropometric indicators and cognitive performance in Southeast Asian school-aged children
Bee Koon Poh,Nipa Rojroonwasinkul,Bao Khanh Le Nyugen,Basuki Budiman,Lai Oon Ng,Kusol Soonthorndhada,Hoang Thi Xuyen,Paul Deurenberg,Panam Parikh +8 more
TL;DR: Undernourishment and non-verbal IQ are significantly associated in 6-12-year-old children and effective strategies to improve nutrition in preschoolers and school-aged children can have a pronounced effect on cognition and, in the longer term, help in positively contributing to individual and national development.
Journal ArticleDOI
Double burden of undernutrition and overnutrition in Vietnam in 2011: results of the SEANUTS study in 0·5-11-year-old children.
Bao Khanh Le Nguyen,Hop Le Thi,Van Anh Nguyen Do,Nga Tran Thuy,Chinh Nguyen Huu,Tran Thanh Do,Paul Deurenberg,Ilse Khouw +7 more
TL;DR: Food consumption data indicated that the children did not meet the RDA for energy, protein, Fe, vitamin A, vitamin B1 and vitamin C, but almost half the children had vitamin D insufficiency.
References
More filters
2000 CDC Growth Charts for the United States: methods and development.
Robert J. Kuczmarski,Cynthia L. Ogden,Shumei S. Guo,Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn,Katherine M. Flegal,Zuguo Mei,Rong Wei,Lester R. Curtin,Alex F. Roche,Clifford L. Johnson +9 more
TL;DR: The 2000 CDC growth charts were developed with improved data and statistical procedures and now have an instrument for growth screening that better represents the racial-ethnic diversity and combination of breast- and formula-feeding in the United States.
Journal ArticleDOI
Global nutrition transition and the pandemic of obesity in developing countries
TL;DR: Rapid increases in the rates of obesity and overweight are widely documented, from urban and rural areas in the poorest countries of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia to populations in countries with higher income levels.
Journal ArticleDOI
Vitamin D deficiency : a worldwide problem with health consequences
Michael F. Holick,Tai C. Chen +1 more
TL;DR: Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets in children and will precipitate and exacerbate osteopenia, osteoporosis, and fractures in adults, and foods that are fortified with vitamin D are often inadequate to satisfy either a child's or an adult's vitamin D requirement.