Background The family is an important social context where children learn and adopt eating
behaviors. Specifically, parents play the role of health promoters, role models, and …

Identifying the underlying child-eating behaviours that contribute to weight differences
across growth has been a constant challenge. This report reviews the various literature …

Background: Evidence of the association between parental child-feeding practices and the
child's body mass index (BMI) is controversial, and bidirectional effects have been poorly …

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between food-related parenting
practices and child fruit, vegetable, and high fat/sugar food preferences. Parents (n= 148) of …

This systematic review discusses data on the dietary intake of preschool children living in
the Mediterranean countries of the European Union, including the comparison with a …

In Canada, little is known about how food parenting practices are associated with young
children's dietary intakes and no studies have examined food parenting practices of …

Background/objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of a short
food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess dietary intake at 4 and 7 years of age, against …

Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with significant changes in dental structures. In
children, it can induce enamel and dentin defects, which have been identified as risk factors …

Food parenting practices are considered to have a key influence on children's dietary habits,
with potential long term effects. In this study, we explored the associations of parental …

This study examined the association of family and maternal characteristics with preschool
children's dietary patterns. Trained interviewers evaluated subsample 3422 mothers and …