Maternal feeding practices predict weight gain and obesogenic eating behaviors in young children: a prospective study

• Published in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 24
• Main Authors: Rodgers, Rachel F, Paxton, Susan J, Massey, Robin, Campbell, Karen J, Wertheim, Eleanor H, Skouteris, Helen, Gibbons, Kay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 18.02.2013; BioMed Central Ltd; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Appetite; Body mass; Body Mass Index; Child; Child Behavior; Child, Preschool; Children; Children & youth; College students; Diet; Diet (weight control); Dietary Fats; Eating; Eating behaviors; Eating disorders; Emotions; Feeding Behavior; Feeding practices; Health Behavior; Humans; Hyperphagia - etiology; Infant; Longitudinal Studies; Maternal Behavior; Mother-Child Relations; Mothers; Nutrition; Nutrition research; Obesity; Obesity - etiology; Parenting; Parents & parenting; Pleasure; Preventive health; Prospective Studies; Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Weight control; Weight Gain; Youth

Maternal feeding practices have been proposed to play an important role in early child weight gain and obesogenic eating behaviors. However, to date longitudinal investigations in young children exploring these relationships have been lacking. The aim of the present study was to explore prospective...