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Association between frequency of ready-to-eat cereal consumption , nutrient intakes , and body mass index in fourth- to sixth-grade low-income minority children . BACKGROUND The consumption of non-ready-to-eat cereal and ready-to-eat cereal ( RTEC ) breakfasts have been associated with increased nutrient intakes and lower body mass index ( BMI ) . These relationships have not been examined in low-income minority children . OBJECTIVES To evaluate , in low-income minority children , whether there is a relationship among the frequency of RTEC consumption and nutrient intakes measured at baseline , and whether there is a relationship between the frequency of RTEC and BMI controlling for age , sex , ethnicity , and energy intake . DESIGN A longitudinal study design where a cohort was followed for 3 years . SUBJECTS/SETTING Participants were 625 fourth- through sixth-grade , low-income children living in San Antonio , Texas , and enrolled in the control arm of the Bienestar Diabetes Prevention Program 's cluster randomized trial . Three multiple-pass 24-hour dietary recalls were collected at the beginning of their fourth-grade year and at the end of their fifth- and sixth-grade years . Children 's age , sex , ethnicity , and height and weight ( used to calculate BMI ) were collected between August 2001 and May 2004 . STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were performed . The frequency of breakfast consumption was examined using a 6×4 cross-tabulation table with χ ( 2 ) test to establish categorical differences . The degree of association between BMI percentile and frequency of RTEC consumption adjusted for age , sex , ethnicity , and nutrition-related parameters were calculated using a partial correlation multivariate linear model analysis . RESULTS There was a significant positive relationship between the frequency of RTEC consumption and nutrient intakes measured at baseline . There was also a significant inverse relationship between frequency of RTEC consumption and BMI percentile over the cumulative 3-year period controlling for age , sex , ethnicity , and energy intake . CONCLUSIONS Children who frequently consumed RTEC had greater intakes of essential nutrients at baseline and significantly lower BMI over a 3-year period .
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Intervention_Other
ready-to-eat cereal ( RTEC )
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Intervention_Educational
RTEC
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Intervention_Educational
RTEC
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Outcome_Physical
body mass index
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Outcome_Physical
nutrient intakes and lower body mass index ( BMI ) .
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Outcome_Physical
BMI
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Outcome_Physical
frequency of RTEC consumption
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Outcome_Physical
nutrient intakes
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Outcome_Physical
of essential nutrients
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Participant_Condition
low-income minority
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Sample-size
625
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Age
Children 's age
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CONCLUSIONS Children