Gidding SS, Dennison BA, Birch LL, Daniels SR, Gilman MW, Lichtenstein AH,
Rattay KT, Steinberger J, Stettler N, Van Horn L.
Rattay KT, Steinberger J, Stettler N, Van Horn L.
Circulation 2005 Sep 27;112(13):2061-75.
Since the American Heart Association last presented nutrition guidelines for children, significant changes have occurred in the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and nutrition behaviors in children. Overweight has increased, whereas saturated fat and cholesterol intake have decreased, at least as percentage of total caloric intake. Better understanding of children’s cardiovascular risk status and current diet is available from national survey data. New research on the efficacy of diet intervention in children has been published. Also, increasing attention has been paid to the importance of nutrition early in life, including the fetal milieu. This scientific statement summarizes current available information on cardiovascular nutrition in children and makes recommendations for both primordial and primary prevention of cardiovascular disease beginning at a young age.
The following changes were not included in the version that printed in the September 27, 2005, issue:
