Stability, Continuity, and Bi-Directional Associations of Parental Feeding Practices and Standardized Child Body Mass Index in Children from 2 to 12 Years of Age

Stability, Continuity, and Bi-Directional Associations of Parental Feeding Practices and Standardized Child Body Mass Index in Children from 2 to 12 Years of Age

(1) Background: Parental feeding practices are related to child body mass index (BMI, kg/m<sup>2</sup>) and seem to be a consequence rather than cause of child BMI, but research so far is limited. Stability and continuity of feeding practices, probably explaining changes in food intake a...

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Main Authors: Janina Eichler, Ricarda Schmidt, Tanja Poulain, Andreas Hiemisch, Wieland Kiess, Anja Hilbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
feeding practices
body mass index
child weight
children
stability
bi-directional
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/8/1751

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