Micronutrient intake adequacy in children from birth to 8 years. Data from the Childhood Obesity Project.

Background: In European countries, suboptimal intake has been reported for several micronutrients (as calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin B12, D and folate) in both adulthood and childhood. No studies to date have prospectively compiled nutrient intake from healthy children in different European countries using the same methodology.

Aim: To describe the adequacy of micronutrient intake during the first eight years of life in children from 5 European countries.

Association of TAS2R38 variants with sweet food intake in children aged 1-6 years.

We aimed at studying whether genetic variants of the TAS2R38 gene are associated with energy intake from sweet tasting foods, total energy and macronutrient intake and body weight in children. Children (n = 691) from five European countries were genotyped for the first variant site rs713598 of the TAS2R38 bitter receptor gene. Three-day dietary records were obtained yearly from one to six years of age.

Prevalence of malnutrition in paediatric hospital patients.

Background & Aims: Childhood malnutrition has severe adverse effects on growth and development, but only limited information is available on the prevalence of malnutrition in paediatric hospital patients. We determined the prevalence of malnutrition in a series of unselected patients consecutively admitted as inpatients to a large tertiary care children's hospital in Germany.

Patients And Methods: Data for weight and height upon admission were recorded in 475 unselected children aged 7.