scholarly journals Relationship of parental characteristics and feeding practices to overweight in infants and young children in Beijing, China

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 973-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Jingxiong ◽  
Urban Rosenqvist ◽  
Wang Huishan ◽  
Bert Koletzko ◽  
Lian Guangli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Overweight Children ◽  
Parental Characteristics ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Beijing China ◽  
Infants And Young Children

AbstractBackgroundChildhood obesity has become a major public health problem in many countries. To explore the risk factors of overweight in infants and young children might be helpful in developing an early overweight intervention strategy.ObjectiveTo assess the prevalence of overweight and the relationship of parental characteristics and feeding practices to overweight in infants and young children in Beijing, China.DesignData on weight and length/height were collected on 4654 children aged 1–35 months in twelve communities in Beijing from a cross-sectional study. Overweight was defined as weight-for-length/height ≥2sd above the median of the WHO reference. Two hundred and fifteen families with overweight children and 215 families with normal-weight children were interviewed using a questionnaire to obtain feeding practices.ResultsThe overall prevalence of overweight was 4·7 %. Both parental overweight and low parental education were significantly higher among overweight than normal-weight children. The total energy intake was significantly higher in overweight than in normal-weight children at 12–35 months of age. Compared with normal-weight children, significantly fewer overweight children were breast-fed for at least 4 months. Overweight children were also more likely to have been introduced to infant formula and semi-solid foods during the first 4 months.ConclusionEarly prevention strategies should include feeding practices identified as putting children at risk of obesity. These include early cessation of breast-feeding and premature introduction of other foods.

scholarly journals Dynamic Oral Texture Properties of Selected Indigenous Complementary Porridges Used in African Communities

Foods ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 221 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Makame ◽  
Tanita Cronje ◽  
Naushad M. Emmambux ◽  
Henriette De Kock
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Protein Energy Malnutrition ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Texture Properties ◽  
Protein Energy ◽  
Infants And Young Children

Child malnutrition remains a major public health problem in low-income African communities, caused by factors including the low nutritional value of indigenous/local complementary porridges (CP) fed to infants and young children. Most African children subsist on locally available starchy foods, whose oral texture is not well-characterized in relation to their sensorimotor readiness. The sensory quality of CP affects oral processing (OP) abilities in infants and young children. Unsuitable oral texture limits nutrient intake, leading to protein-energy malnutrition. The perception of the oral texture of selected African CPs (n = 13, Maize, Sorghum, Cassava, Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP), Cowpea, and Bambara) was investigated by a trained temporal-check-all-that-apply (TCATA) panel (n = 10), alongside selected commercial porridges (n = 19). A simulated OP method (Up-Down mouth movements- munching) and a control method (lateral mouth movements- normal adult-like chewing) were used. TCATA results showed that Maize, Cassava, and Sorghum porridges were initially too thick, sticky, slimy, and pasty, and also at the end not easy to swallow even at low solids content—especially by the Up-Down method. These attributes make CPs difficult to ingest for infants given their limited OP abilities, thus, leading to limited nutrient intake, and this can contribute to malnutrition. Methods to improve the texture properties of indigenous CPs are needed to optimize infant nutrient intake.

scholarly journals Appropriate infant feeding practices result in better growth of infants and young children in rural Bangladesh

2008 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 1852-1859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuntal K Saha ◽  
Edward A Frongillo ◽  
Dewan S Alam ◽  
Shams E Arifeen ◽  
Lars Åke Persson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Rural Bangladesh ◽  
Infants And Young Children

Community lifestyle influences feeding practices among Indonesian infants and young children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dessie Wanda ◽  
Astuti Astuti ◽  
Ayuni Rizka Utami ◽  
Baiq Fitria Frisma Lita
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Infants And Young Children

Feeding practices and prevalence of hand‐feeding of infants and young children in Kwara State, Nigeria

1991 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gbolahan A. Oni ◽  
Kenneth H. Brown ◽  
Margaret E. Bentley ◽  
Kate L. Dickin ◽  
Bode Kayode ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Infants And Young Children

scholarly journals Mothers’ restrictive eating and food neophobia and fathers’ dietary quality are associated with breast-feeding duration and introduction of solid foods: the STEPS study

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 1991-2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenni Vaarno ◽  
Harri Niinikoski ◽  
Anne Kaljonen ◽  
Minna Aromaa ◽  
Hanna Lagström
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Food Neophobia ◽  
Solid Foods ◽  
Restrictive Eating ◽  
Feeding Duration ◽  
Infants And Young Children

AbstractObjectiveThe purpose of the present study was to examine the association between parental eating behaviours and dietary patterns and feeding practices of infants and young children.DesignData on infant-feeding practices were collected from each infant’s birth via parentally self-administered follow-up diaries. Three questionnaires, the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire, the Food Neophobia Scale and the Index of Diet Quality, were administered when the children were aged 4 and 13 months.SettingSouth-western Finland.SubjectsFamilies participating in the STEPS longitudinal cohort study (n1797).ResultsMean duration of exclusive breast-feeding was 2·4 months and total duration of breast-feeding averaged 8·1 months. The first solid food was introduced into children’s diets at the age of 3·9 months, on average. Mothers with highly restrictive eating were more likely to introduce solid foods sooner than mothers who ranked lower in these behaviours (3·8 monthsv.4·0 months,P=0·012). Neophobic mothers breast-fed exclusively (2·0v. 2·6 months,P=0·038) and in total (7·2v. 8·5 months,P=0·039) for shorter times than average mothers, even after adjusting for various demographic characteristics. Fathers’ diet quality was associated with total breast-feeding duration and with introduction of complementary foods in unadjusted analyses and with total breast-feeding duration also after adjusting for confounding factors.ConclusionsMothers’ and fathers’ eating patterns and practices are associated with the feeding practices of infants and young children. Health promotion interventions seeking to improve parents’ eating patterns might lead to more favourable feeding practices for infants and young children.

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