Parents Matter: Associations of Parental BMI and Feeding Behaviors With Child BMI in Brazilian Preschool and School-Aged Children

Parents Matter: Associations of Parental BMI and Feeding Behaviors With Child BMI in Brazilian Preschool and School-Aged Children

Background: Brazil is undergoing nutritional transition and rates of obesity in preschool and school-aged children are increasing. Excess weight in the first years of life could predict excess weight in adulthood, making it essential to study risk factors in this population.Objective: Our goal was t...

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Main Authors: Sarah Warkentin, Laís A. Mais, Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira Latorre, Susan Carnell, José Augusto de Aguiar Carrazedo Taddei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
child
parents
feeding behavior
obesity
predictors
environment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2018.00069/full

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