TAILIEUCHUNG - Child health and the environment: the INMA Spanish Study

Media portrayals would suggest that families do not eat together and the demise of the American family is directly attributable to a decline in the frequency of family mealtimes. Indeed, the fact that families do eat together is cause for comment in such outlets as the Wal l Street Journal, New York Times, and USA Today. On average, more than 50% of families surveyed nationally report eating together from 3 to 5 times per week, (Brad- ley, Corwyn, McAdoo, & Coll, 2001; CASA, 2007; Child Trends, 2003). In one survey, 56% of families with school age children (ages 6 to 11. | 403 Study design Child health and the environment the INMA Spanish Study Núria Ribas-Fitóa Rosa Ramónd Ferran Ballestere Joan Grimaltb Alfredo Marcof Nicolás Oleag Manuel Posadah Marisa Rebagliatod Adonina Tardóni Maties Torrentj Jordi Sunyera c on behalf of the INMA Study Group Institut Municipal d Investigacio Mèdica bInstitut d Investigacions Químiques i Ambientals and cUniversitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona dDepartamento de Salud Pública Universidad de Alicante Alicante eEscola Valenciana d Estudis en Salut-CS-GV and Hospital Universitario La Fe-CS-GV Valencia Hospital Universitario San Cecilio - SAS-UGR Granada hInstituto de Investigation de Enfermedades Raras-ISCIII Madrid Universidad de Oviedo Oviedo and Area de Salut de Menorca - IB-Salut Maó Spain Summary Correspondence Dr Núria Ribas-Fitó Respiratory and Environmental Health Research Unit Institut Municipal d Investigació Mèdica C. Dr Aiguader 80 08003 Barcelona Spain. E-mail nribas@ Ribas-Fitó N Ramón R Ballester F Grimalt J Marco A Olea N Posada M Rebagliato M Tardón A Torrent M Sunyer J on behalf of the INMA Study Group. Child health and the environment the INMA Spanish study. Paediatric nd Perinatal Epidemiology 2006 20 403-410. The INMA INfancia y Medio Ambiente Environment and Childhood is a population-based cohort study in different Spanish cities that focuses on prenatal environmental exposures and growth development and health from early fetal life until childhood. The study focuses on five primary areas of research 1 growth and physical development 2 behavioural and cognitive development 3 asthma and allergies 4 sexual and reproductive development and 5 environmental exposure pathways. The general aims of the project are 1 to describe the degree of individual prenatal exposure to environmental pollutants and the internal dose of chemicals during pregnancy at birth and during childhood in Spain 2 to evaluate the impact of the exposure to different contaminants on fetal and infant growth health

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