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Are eating behaviors related with by body mass index, gender and age?

Nevin Sanlier1, Sabriye Arslan2, Nuket Buyukgenc3

  • 1a Faculty of Health Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics Department , Lokman Hekim University , Ankara , Turkey.

Ecology of Food and Nutrition
|July 7, 2018
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Children

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Child Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Childhood obesity is a growing public health concern.
  • Understanding children's eating behaviors is crucial for intervention.
  • Diet polyclinics manage children's weight-related issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the eating behaviors of children aged 2-12.
  • To identify differences in eating behaviors based on weight status, gender, and age.
  • To explore the relationship between anthropometric measurements and eating behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study involving 520 children and their parents.
  • Data collection via personal interviews and the Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaire.
  • Assessment of anthropometric measurements and body mass index-Z scores.

Main Results:

  • Significant differences in food responsiveness, emotional overeating, enjoyment of food, food fussiness, and eating slowness were observed between weight status subgroups.
  • Boys exhibited a higher average desire to drink score.
  • Preschoolers showed higher scores for food fussiness, eating slowness, and emotional undereating.

Conclusions:

  • Eating behaviors in overweight and obese children differ significantly from normal and underweight children.
  • Age influences specific eating behaviors, with preschoolers displaying distinct patterns.
  • Findings highlight the importance of tailored interventions for diverse eating behaviors in pediatric weight management.

Keywords:
CEBQeating behaviorsobesity

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