The purpose of this systematic review is to assess the associations among education,
income and dietary pattern (DP) in children and adolescents from high, medium and low …

Background: Understanding early-life complementary feeding dietary patterns and their
determining factors could lead to better ways of improving nutrition in early childhood. The …

Background Previous studies have indicated that snacking is contributing to increased
calorie intake of American children and that the energy density of snacks in US diets has …

Background Few studies investigated the associations between dietary patterns and
overweight/obesity among Chinese preschool children. Thus, the study aims to explore …

The increasing intake of energy dense snacks by children is one of the factors contributing to
childhood overweight. Mothers are mainly responsible for the foods their young children …

This study aimed to evaluate the association between socio-economic factors and the food
consumption of a young population. Participants were from the Portuguese National Food …

In the first 2 years of life, it is important to limit exposure to foods high in free sugars, in order
to lay foundations for lifelong eating patterns associated with a reduced risk of chronic …

Abstract “Food pattern” and “diet” sometimes are referred with the same meaning.“Food
pattern” can be defined by a priori and a posteriori approaches and refers to the …

ObjectiveThe present study aimed to evaluate the association of 4-year-old children's dietary
patterns with adiposity at 7 years, according to child's sex, using a conceptual model …

Childhood is considered an important period for the development of healthy eating
behaviours. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of early life factors and …