Dietary pattern of Finnish children with low and high caries experience

摘要: Abstract The correlations between dietary patterns and caries were studied in a series consisting of 534, 5-, 9- 13-year-old Finnish rural children from low-fluoride areas (0.10–0.46 parts/106). food consumption the was assessed by 24-hour recall method. sweets estimated history Caries diagnosed clinical inspection. Children with low high experience compared regard to nutrient intakes per 1000 kcal. most foods nutrients similar low-caries high-caries groups. However, diet groups 5- 13-year-olds contained less iron, thiamine ascorbic acid than intake sugar sugar-containing products unit energy higher This true for soft drinks particular. Among 9-year-olds proportion consumed as such greater children. With total monthly no significant differences observed high- Analysis energy-standardized thus showed that relative somewhat children, but not could be expected. These replaced nutritive value result on whole more refined