THE STUDY OF SERUM LIPIDS WITH NUTRITION STATUS OF SHANGHAI AND HONGKONG CHILDREN

Huang H1, Xue M-B1, Hong Z-Y1, Sheng X-Y1, Shen L-X1, Liang S-F2

1 Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Second Medical University

2 Hongkong Chinese University

 

Objective: To prevent the obesity in children and improve the children’s nutrition status.

Methods: All of the children were selected randomly, in which 140 children who lived in Shanghai and 125 children who lived in Hong Kong. To assay the serum lipids concentration, measure the anthropometric index, assess the diet contents and estimate the physical activity. To compare the difference between Shanghai children and Hong Kong children.

Results: It is shown that besides high-density lipoprotein, the serum lipids of Hong Kong children are higher than that of Shanghai children. The average serum total cholesterol value of Hong Kong children is already exceeds the American normal criteria level (4.4mmol/L), especially the serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein of Hong Kong boys are significantly higher than that of Shanghai boys. Shanghai children’s BMI index is higher than that of Hong Kong children. Hong Kong girl’s BMI index is significantly lower. After analysis children’s diet, it is show that the protein and lipid intakes incline a bit on the high side of requirement; moreover the carbohydrate is on the low side of the RDA. In addition, the children with high serum total cholesterol tend to have higher saturated fat intake and lower physical activities.

Conclusion: It should prevent the formation of the higher protein, higher lipid, and lower carbohydrate diet manner in children. And we should pay attention to physical activities of children. The serum lipid concentration of the over weight or obesity children should be supervised regularly.

 

 
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