National Diet, Nutrition and Dental Survey of Children Aged 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 Years, 1992-1993
National Diet and Nutrition Surveys
Creators: name: Medical Research Council, Dunn Nutrition Unit
name: Ministry Of Agriculture, Fisheries
name: Censuses, Office Of Population
name: Department Of Health
Publisher: name: UK Data Service
Year: 1995

description: &lt;p&gt;The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) Rolling Programme (RP) began in 2008 and is designed to assess the diet, nutrient intake and nutritional status of the general population aged 1.5 years and over living in private households in the UK. (For details of the previous NDNS series, which began in 1992, see the documentation for studies 3481, 4036, 4243 and 5140.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The programme is funded by Public Health England (PHE), an executive agency of the Department of Health, and the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NDNS RP is currently carried out by a consortium comprising NatCen Social Research (NatCen) (NatCen, contract lead)&amp;nbsp;and the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge (scientific lead). The MRC Epidemiology Unit joined the consortium in November 2017. Until December 2018, the consortium included the MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge (former scientific lead). In Years 1 to 5 (2008/09 – 2012/13) the consortium also included the University College London Medical School (UCL).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Survey activities at the MRC Epidemiology Unit are delivered with the support of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (IS-BRC-1215- 20014), comprising the NIHR BRC Nutritional Biomarker Laboratory and NIHR BRC Dietary Assessment and Physical Activity Group. The NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre is a partnership between Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Cambridge, funded by the NIHR.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;The NDNS RP provides the only source of high quality, nationally representative UK data on the types and quantities of foods consumed by individuals, from which estimates of nutrient intake for the population are derived. Results are used by Government to develop policy and monitor progress toward diet and nutrition objectives of UK Health Departments, for example work to tackle obesity and monitor progress towards a healthy, balanced diet as visually depicted in the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a title="Eatwell Guide" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-eatwell-guide" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Eatwell Guide&lt;/a&gt;. The NDNS RP provides an important source of evidence underpinning the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a title="Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-committee-on-nutrition" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(SACN) work relating to national nutrition policy. The food consumption data are also used by the FSA to assess exposure to chemicals in food, as part of the risk assessment and communication process in response to a food emergency or to inform negotiations on setting regulatory limits for contaminants.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Further information is available from the gov.uk&amp;nbsp;&lt;a title="National Diet and Nutrition Survey" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-diet-and-nutrition-survey"&gt;National Diet and Nutrition Survey&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;webpage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt; The survey of children aged 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years provides detailed information on the current dietary behaviour and nutritional status of a representative sample of pre-school children. Additionally this survey provides data to assist with the development of dietary guidelines for pre-school children; characterises the socio-demographic and domestic circumstances which may affect how young children are fed; determines the pattern of stool frequency in this age group; provides baseline data for some anthropometric and biochemical indices in this age group; and provides information on the dental habits and dental condition of pre-school children.&lt;br&gt;
The dental survey aimed to provide baseline information about the condition of pre-school children's teeth. Trauma and erosion were also assessed and dental behaviour was investigated through an interview. The opportunity to investigate links between diet and dental health was an important reason for linking the dental survey to the dietary survey programme.