Early feeding practices and eating behaviour in preschool children
The Corals cohort
Bibliographic Data
This study aimed to investigate if the duration of breastfeeding and the method at initiation of complementary feeding affect eating behaviour in children aged 3-6 years. This is a cross-sectional analysis from the Childhood Obesity Risk Assessment Longitudinal Study project, an ongoing longitudinal cohort study that aims to identify childhood obesity risk factors in Spanish children. A total of 1215 children aged 3-6 years were included. Breastfeeding duration and the method of initiation of complementary feeding [baby-led weaning (BLW), traditional/spoon or mixed method] were evaluated. Eating behaviour at 3-6 years was assessed with the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire. Generalized linear models were fitted to assess the association between the aforementioned exposures and eating behaviour. Children breastfed for ≥4 months were less likely to be fussy eaters at 3-6 years compared to those breastfed for <1 month (OR: 0.86 95% CI: 0.76-0.98; p = 0.031). Compared to those children using the traditional/spoon-feeding method, those initiating complementary feeding through BLW or through a mixed approach were more likely to have higher scores on the enjoyment of food (EF) (OR, 95% CI: 1.33, 1.13-1.57; p = 0.001 and 1.17, 1.05-1.30; p = 0.002, respectively) and lower scores on food fussiness (FF) at 3-6 years (0.76, 0.62-0.91; p = 0.004 and 0.87, 0.78-0.98; p = 0.033, respectively). Breastfeeding for ≥4 months and initiation of complementary feeding with the BLW and a mixed approach were associated with greater EF and lower FF, which should endure practice
Cohort · Cohort study · Environmental health · Feeding behavior · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
Prenatal and Postnatal Flavor Learning by Human Infants
Development of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire
Complementary Feeding
Picky/fussy eating in children
Feeding infants and young children. From guidelines to practice
Is breastfeeding associated with later child eating behaviours
Baby food pouches and Baby-Led Weaning
Food fussiness and early feeding characteristics of infants following Baby-Led Weaning and traditional spoon-feeding in New Zealand
Eating behaviour is associated with eating frequency and food consumption in 6–8 year-old children
Differences in parental feeding styles and practices and toddler eating behaviour across complementary feeding methods
Picky eating
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