1. Early feeding practices and eating behaviour in preschool children: The CORALS cohort.
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Ortega‐Ramírez, Ana Daniela, Maneschy, Ivie Reis, Miguel‐Berges, María L., Pastor‐Villaescusa, Belen, Leis, Rosaura, Babio, Nancy, Navas‐Carretero, Santiago, Portoles, Olga, Moreira, Ana, Jurado‐Castro, José Manuel, Flores‐Rojas, Katherine, Vázquez‐Cobela, Rocío, Picáns‐Leis, Rosaura, Mimbreros, Gisela, Flores‐Barrantes, Paloma, Martínez, José Alfredo, Castro‐Collado, Cristina, Ferré‐Pallás, Natalia, Gimenez‐Legarre, Natalia, and Gil‐Campos, Mercedes
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BREASTFEEDING ,INFANTS ,CROSS-sectional method ,RESEARCH funding ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,PROBABILITY theory ,APPETITE ,NUTRITIONAL requirements ,ANALYSIS of covariance ,INFANT nutrition ,ODDS ratio ,FOOD habits ,FOOD preferences ,DATA analysis software ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,ARTIFICIAL feeding ,TIME ,CHILDREN - Abstract
This study aimed to investigate if the duration of breastfeeding and the method at initiation of complementary feeding affect eating behaviour in children aged 3−6 years. This is a cross‐sectional analysis from the Childhood Obesity Risk Assessment Longitudinal Study project, an ongoing longitudinal cohort study that aims to identify childhood obesity risk factors in Spanish children. A total of 1215 children aged 3−6 years were included. Breastfeeding duration and the method of initiation of complementary feeding [baby‐led weaning (BLW), traditional/spoon or mixed method] were evaluated. Eating behaviour at 3−6 years was assessed with the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire. Generalized linear models were fitted to assess the association between the aforementioned exposures and eating behaviour. Children breastfed for ≥4 months were less likely to be fussy eaters at 3−6 years compared to those breastfed for <1 month (OR: 0.86 95% CI: 0.76−0.98; p = 0.031). Compared to those children using the traditional/spoon‐feeding method, those initiating complementary feeding through BLW or through a mixed approach were more likely to have higher scores on the enjoyment of food (EF) (OR, 95% CI: 1.33, 1.13−1.57; p = 0.001 and 1.17, 1.05−1.30; p = 0.002, respectively) and lower scores on food fussiness (FF) at 3−6 years (0.76, 0.62−0.91; p = 0.004 and 0.87, 0.78−0.98; p = 0.033, respectively). Breastfeeding for ≥4 months and initiation of complementary feeding with the BLW and a mixed approach were associated with greater EF and lower FF, which should endure practice. Key messages: Infants breastfed for ≥4 months have higher enjoyment of food at 3−6 years of age than those breastfed for <1 month.Introducingsolids with hand‐held food pieces, either fully of partially, confers greater ejoyment of food and less food fussiness at 3−6 years of age than traditional/spoon‐feeding.Early feeding practices influence future eating behaviour, particularly during preschool years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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