Subcutaneous fat stores related to weight in full-term neonates.

Background: Subcutaneous fat stores in newborns have been related to weight (W) and skinfolds (SK); both are influenced by gestational age (GA) and there are few studies analysing the association between them.

Aim: The present study assessed fat storage in term newborns that are appropriately nourished.

Subjects: Subjects were 1259 singleton term newborns, with appropriate weight for GA.

Yoghurt in the Spanish diet: nutritional implications and socio-cultural aspects of its consumption.

Objectives: This study aims to analyse the differences, with regard to socio-cultural characteristics and dietary habits, between low and high consumers of yoghurt and other fermented dairy product desserts, and the nutritional significance of these differences.

Methods: We analysed the diet of a healthy population (4-65 years), using the 24-hour recall method, on three non-consecutive days. The participants were grouped by age and sex and were also divided into tertiles on the basis of yoghurt consumption.