Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-1-2019
Capstone Advisor
Lynn Brann
Honors Reader
Jane Burrell Uzcategui
Capstone Major
Nutrition Science and Dietetics
Capstone College
Sport and Human Dynamics
Audio/Visual Component
no
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
no
Honors Categories
Sciences and Engineering
Subject Categories
Human and Clinical Nutrition | Life Sciences | Nutrition
Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between diet quality and intelligence quotient (IQ) in children who participated in the Syracuse Lead Study. The sample consisted of 266 African-American and Caucasian children ages 9 to 11 years old living in the city of Syracuse. Participants completed 2 days of dietary recalls and Healthy Eating Index-2015 scores were calculated to determine diet quality. Parent and child IQ were measured by the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test. Seafood and plant protein intake was the only dietary component that significantly predicted a higher child IQ. Better HEI scores for fatty acids, refined grains, and saturated fat were all sigificanlty associated with a lower IQ. However, no dietary components were significant predictors after controlling for race and parent IQ.
Recommended Citation
Sheffer, Carly, "An Examination of the Relationship Between Child IQ and Diet Quality" (2019). Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All. 1334.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/1334
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