Status of eating behaviours and food education for children aged 6–35 months in Beijing, China

A cross-sectional study

Bibliographic Data

ID23311643
AuthorsXuening Li (0000-0003-3899-5245, Capital Institute of Pediatrics), Yiwen Huang (0000-0001-5168-181X, Capital Institute of Pediatrics), Shimiao Gong (Beijing KidsHome Children Development Centre, Beijing, China), Shiwen Gong (Beijing Children’s Hospital), Na Meng (0000-0002-5234-8872, Capital Institute of Pediatrics), Chen Zhao (0000-0001-7473-7038, Beijing Children’s Hospital), Qiong Wu (0000-0002-3169-1276, Capital Institute of Pediatrics), Yanfeng Zhang (0009-0000-8335-5779, Capital Institute of Pediatrics)
Year2026
Volume16
Pages04219-04219
Publication date2026-07-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Global Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2047-2978 • E-ISSN: 2047-2986
PublisherInternational Society of Global Health (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.7189/jogh.16.04219
PMID42495945
OpenAlexW7170919189
LanguageEN
References cited17

Background: Infancy and early childhood are critical periods for establishing lifelong eating habits. Current practices regarding children aged 95.0% of caregivers recognised the importance of food education, only 32.2% frequently conducted food education activities at home. Conclusions: Eating behaviour problems and food neophobia are widespread among children aged 6-35 months in Beijing. Developmentally appropriate food education may help address the awareness-practice gap and promote healthy eating habits.

Food consumption · Food group · Food intake · Healthy eating · Neophobia · Nutrition Education · Toddler · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet