Snacks are inconsistently defined in nutrition research and dietary guidelines for young
children, challenging efforts to improve diet quality. Although some guidelines suggest that …

Despite agreement that snacks contribute significant energy to children's diets, evidence of
the effects of snacks on health, especially in children, is weak. Some of the lack of consistent …

Snacking has become more frequent among US preschool-aged children in recent decades
and represents a significant proportion of daily energy intake. Social influences on snacking …

Objective Snacking among preschool aged children is nearly universal and has been
associated with overconsumed nutrients, particularly solid fats and added sugars (SoFAS) …

Background. Despite expert recommendations, most toddlers consume sugary drinks and
more sweet and salty snack foods than fruits and vegetables as snacks. Studies have …

Background Young children depend upon caregivers to make healthy food and beverage
choices on their behalf. Research to understand caregiver perspectives may help develop …

Purpose Snacks provide approximately 27% of daily calories in the diets of children from the
USA, where childhood obesity shows an upward trend. Concurrently, grandparents have …

This study investigated parental influences on preschool children's healthy and unhealthy
snacking in relation to child obesity in a large cross-sectional multinational sample. Parents …

Ensuring nutritious complementary feeding is vital for child nutrition. Prior research in
Kathmandu Valley found high consumption rates of commercially produced snack foods …

Snacking among US children has increased in recent decades and is a key source of
“empty” calories, but is ambiguously defined and poorly understood from a parenting …