Maternal feeding styles in infancy predict child body mass index z-scores at 72 months: findings from a cohort of Jamaican children

Maternal feeding styles in infancy predict child body mass index z-scores at 72 months: findings from a cohort of Jamaican children

ObjectiveTo explore whether maternal feeding styles at 12 months predict child Body Mass Index (BMI) z-scores at 72 months and evaluate whether BMI z-scores at 18 months mediates the association.MethodsData from 239 mother–child pairs participating in a parenting intervention were analyzed. Feeding...

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Main Authors: Amika S. Wright, Natalie Guthrie-Dixon, Marshall K. Tulloch-Reid, Susan M. Chang, Susan P. Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
feeding styles
restrictive
obesity
overweight
Jamaica
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1161808/full

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