Background: Specific dietary risk factors for excess adiposity in young people are poorly
understood. However, studies in adults suggest dietary energy density, fat and fibre are …

Dietary patterns represent the combined effects of foods, and illustrate efficaciously the
impact of diet on health outcomes. Some findings of previous studies have limited …

Early excessive weight gain is positively associated with later obesity, and yet the effect of
weight gain during specific periods and the impact of infant feeding practices are debated …

Skipping breakfast is associated with higher BMI in children aged 5 years and older.
However, not much is known about this association in younger children. In the Dutch …

Background Eating behaviors during childhood are related both to children's diet quality and
to their weight status. A better understanding of the determinants of eating behavior during …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions and research into its prevention is increasingly
focusing on the earliest stages of life. Avidity of appetite has been linked to a higher risk of …

Objective: This study compared 4-year changes in daily energy density (ED; kcal/g) in
children born at different risk for obesity, characterized the stability of ED and examined …

Evidence suggests that parental modeling, use of feeding strategies, nutrition knowledge,
self-efficacy for providing healthy foods and food availability are all likely to be important …

Recent research has shown that the pattern of change over time, or trajectory, of body mass
index (BMI) varies among children. However, the factors that underlie the heterogeneity in …

There is a lack of evidence pointing to specific dietary elements related to weight gain and
obesity prevention in childhood and adulthood. Dietary intake and obesity are both inherited …