Overweight Risk and Food Habits in Portuguese Pre-school Children

• Main Authors: A.M. Machado-Rodrigues (Author), R.A. Fernandes (Author), Maria-Raquel Silva (Author), A. Gama (Author), I. Mourão (Author), H. Nogueira1 (Author), V. Rosado-Marques (Author), C. Padez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The relationship between dietary intake and overweight-risk was assessed in 4349 children aged 3-5 years. Eating and sedentary behaviours were assessed by questionnaire. Logistic regressions were used. Children who consumed daily soft-drinks were 1.52 times more likely to be obese, and 72% more like...