Nutrient consumption – only 7% of recommended DRV of Vitamin D (German Children in this case)
Unfavorable nutrient intakes in children up to school entry age: results from the nationwide German KiESEL study
Front. Nutr., 23 January 2024 Volume 10 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1302323
Leonie Burgard1 Sara Jansen2 Clarissa Spiegler1 Anna-Kristin Brettschneider2 Andrea Straßburg1 Ute Alexy3 Stefan Storcksdieck genannt Bonsmann1 Regina Ensenauer2 Thorsten Heuer1*
1 Department of Nutritional Behaviour, Max Rubner-Institut (MRI) – Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, Germany
2 Department of Child Nutrition, Max Rubner-Institut (MRI) – Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, Germany
3 Department of Nutritional Epidemiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Background: Nutrition in the first years of life is a cornerstone for child development and long-term health, yet there is a lack of current data on energy and nutrient intake among toddlers and preschoolers in Germany.
Objective: To analyze energy and nutrient intake in toddlers (1- to 2-year-olds) and preschoolers (3- to 5-year-olds) in Germany and compare the results with the Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) by the European Food Safety Authority.
Design: Dietary intake was assessed by weighed food record data (3 + 1 day) of 890 children from the representative cross-sectional Children’s Nutrition Survey to Record Food Consumption (KiESEL), carried out in 2014–2017 as a module of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents Wave 2. For the calculation of energy and nutrient intake, the German Nutrient Database BLS 3.02, LEBTAB, and a supplement database were used.
Results: Median intakes of energy and most nutrients met or exceeded the DRVs in both toddlers and preschoolers.
However, low intakes relative to DRVs were found for
vitamin D (6–9% of DRV, including supplements) and
iodine (57–65% of DRV).
Age specific downward deviations were observed for iron intake in toddlers (75% of DRV) and for calcium intake in preschoolers (67–77% of DRV). In contrast, intakes were high for saturated fatty acids (SFA) (14–16 E%), mono-/disaccharides (60–87 g/day), and protein [2.1–2.6 g/(kg body weight*day)].
Conclusion: Nutrient imbalances in toddlers and preschoolers in Germany, which are partly age-related, give rise to concern. Research is needed to determine if routine vitamin D supplementation should be extended beyond infancy. Public health efforts to increase the rate of use of iodized salt and to reduce the intake of SFA and mono-/disaccharides in children’s diets are to be strengthened.
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