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Higher energy intake at lunch is associated with an increased likelihood of overweight in pre-school children.
For parents of pre-school children, monitoring lunch energy intake is important. A 100 kcal increase at lunch is associated with a significant increase in the likelihood of the child being overweight.
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each 418·4 kJ (100 kcal) increase in energy intake at lunch increased the likelihood of overweight by a factor of 1·445(48).
Why this rating
Based on a cross-sectional study of pre-school children.
Source
Chrono-nutrition: a review of current evidence from observational studies on global trends in time-of-day of energy intake and its association with obesity
Suzana Almoosawi et al. · Proceedings of The Nutrition Society · 2016
DOI 10.1017/s0029665116000306
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