Journal article
Characterization of transition diets spanning infancy and toddlerhood: A novel, multiple-time-point application of principal components analysis
L Brazionis, RK Golley, MN Mittinty, LG Smithers, P Emmett, K Northstone, JW Lynch
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | Published : 2012
Abstract
Background: The portrayal of diet over time is a natural progression from the characterization of diet at single time points. The transition dietary period, a dynamic period of rapid dietary change spanning infancy and toddlerhood when children shift from a milkbased to a food-based diet, has not been characterized. Objective: The objective was to summarize variation in dietary intakes spanning infancy and toddlerhood. Design: A prospective principal components analysis was applied to dietary intakes from 3 successive follow-ups of children enrolled in the ALSPAC (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children). The frequency of food and beverage consumption was assessed via questionnaire a..
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Funding Acknowledgements
[ "The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children is supported by the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and the University of Bristol. JWL is supported by an Australia Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC). LB, MNM, and LGS are supported by funds from JWL's Australia Fellowship. RKG is supported by an NHMRC Postdoctoral Training Fellowship (478115). KN and PE are partly supported by the Arthritic Association, UK, and by funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013; 245012-HabEat).", "The authors' responsibilities were as follows-LB, RKG, LGS, MNM, and JWL: conceived the present study; PE: designed and oversaw the collection of the dietary data; KN: prepared the data; and LB: developed the PCA protocol and face validity for diet trajectories, analyzed the data, and prepared the first draft of the manuscript. All authors assisted with interpretation of the analysis, contributed to subsequent drafts of the manuscript, and read and approved the final manuscript. PE and KN have received occasional support from commercial infant food manufacturers and have spoken at invited lectures. None of the remaining authors had a conflict of interest to declare." ]