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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 72, No. 5, 1373S-1378s, November 2000
© 2000 American Society for Clinical Nutrition

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Fat intake in Hong Kong Chinese children1,2,3

Sophie SF Leung, Warren TK Lee, Susan SH Lui, Man-Ying Ng, Xiu-Hong Peng, Hsing-Ying Luo, Christopher WK Lam and David DP Davies

1 From the Departments of Paediatrics and Chemical Pathology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.

The people of Hong Kong are experiencing a transition in dietary practices and lifestyle that can be observed in the fat intakes of Hong Kong children as compared with those of their counterparts on mainland China. The studies described here include 1) a longitudinal and observational dietary survey beginning with a cohort of 174 newborns and concluding with 124 children at age 7 y; 2) a biochemical study of serum lipids in relation to dietary fat intake at age 7 y; 3) a chemical fatty acid analysis and comparison of duplicate meals collected from 20 Hong Kong and 20 mainland Chinese children at age 7 y; 4) a dietary assessment of 52 lactoovovegetarian children aged 4–14 y; and 5) a comparison of the growth of all subjects with US National Center for Health Statistics standards. About 30% of the total daily energy intake of Hong Kong Chinese children aged 1–7 y was contributed by fat—much more than that in the traditional Chinese diet. Growth of the children was not impaired, including that of children on the mainland and of those lactoovovegetarians in Hong Kong whose fat intakes were lower. Mean serum cholesterol of Hong Kong Chinese children at age 7 y was 4.59 mmol/L, significantly higher than that of their counterparts on the mainland, 4.16 mmol/L. Foods consumed in Hong Kong had a significantly lower ratio of 18:2 to 14:0. Nutritional deficiency was uncommon. Chinese children in Hong Kong had a dietary fat intake that was both quantitatively and qualitatively different from the traditional Chinese diet.

Key Words: Fat • cholesterol • fatty acids • obesity • vegetarian children • energy intake • Asian diet • China • Hong Kong




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Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, November 1, 2000; 72 (5): 1410S - 1413S.
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