Dietary changes in males from adolescence to adulthood: results of a 28-year prospective study

Abstract

Dietary pattern usually changes with age; however, certain dietary habits may remain constant.

The goal of this study was to analyze dynamic changes in the dietary pattern of males from adolescence to adulthood during a 28-year prospective follow-up.

Material and methods. Initially, a representative population sample of 1,005 boys aged 11 to 12 years (mean age 11.9±0.1 years) was examined. Four visits were performed at the ages of 15, 17, 22 and 43. Assessment of actual dietary pattern was carried out by the 24-hour dietary recall method.

Results. It was discovered that dietary pattern was changing with age as follows: proportions (∆%) of meats [M (95% confidence interval)] 2.4 (-0.5–5.3), fish and seafood 1.5 (0.4–2.7), eggs 0.8 (0.1–1.5), and vegetable oils 0.3 (0.1–0.5) were increasing with age, whereas the proportions of animal fats -1.0 [-1.4…-0.6], bread and bakery -2.8 [-5.5…-0.1], sweets and confectionery -2.6 [-4.8…-0.5] were decreasing. We also observed a trend of increased consumption of fruits and fruit juices [∆=4.9 (1.5–8.4)%]. The magnitudes of the tracking coefficients (correlation coefficients) between the initial (at the age of 15 years) values of the contributions of the main food groups to the total weight of the daily diet and their values at subsequent stages of prospective study showed that eating habits, as a certain dietary pattern, are relatively stable only in adolescence.

Conclusion. Over 28 years of prospective observation of males, from adolescence to adulthood, their eating patterns underwent significant changes, which must be taken into account when developing preventive measures aimed at correcting unhealthy dietary patterns in children and adolescents, and at transition to a balanced diet.

Keywords: dietary pattern; food groups; daily ration; dietary habits; adolescence; adulthood; tracking

Keywords:dietary pattern; food groups; daily ration; dietary habits; adolescence; adulthood; tracking

Funding. The study was not sponsored.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

For citation: Drapkina O.M., Dadaeva V.A., Rozanov V.B., Karamnova N.S., Kontsevaya A.V., Eliashevich S.O., Kotova M.B., Ivanova E.I. Dietary changes in males from adolescence to adulthood: results of a 28-year prospective study. Voprosy pitaniia [Problems of Nutrition]. 2022; 91 (3): 73–84. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33029/0042-8833-2022-91-3-73-84 (in Russian)

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