Overweight Risk and Food Habits in Portuguese Pre-school Children

Abstract

The relationship between dietary intake and overweight-risk was assessed in 4349 children aged 3–5 years. Eating and sedentary behaviours were assessed by questionnaire. Logistic regressions were used. Children who consumed daily soft-drinks were 1.52 times more likely to be obese, and 72% more likely to be classified as overweight children.

Keywords

• Overweight
• public health
• diet
• pre-school children