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Caregiver feeding practices and child weight outcomes: a systematic review

Maureen K Spill1, Emily H Callahan1, Myra J Shapiro1

  • 1The Panum Group, Bethesda, MD.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
|April 16, 2019
PubMed

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Responsive feeding guidance positively influences infant weight gain and status. Maternal feeding practices, whether restrictive or pressuring, are linked to child weight outcomes, highlighting the caregiver-child interaction

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Child Health Outcomes
  • Maternal and Child Health

Background:

  • Systematic reviews (SRs) were conducted as part of the USDA-Department of Health and Human Services Pregnancy and Birth to 24 Months Project.
  • Focus on topics crucial for the health and nutrition of young children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between caregiver feeding practices in children from birth to 24 months and their weight gain, size, and body composition.
  • Investigate the impact of specific feeding strategies on early childhood development.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of articles published between January 1980 and January 2017.
  • Utilized the Nutrition Evidence Library Risk of Bias Assessment Tool and NESR grading rubric for study assessment.
  • Included 8 controlled trials and 19 longitudinal cohort studies.

Main Results:

  • Moderate evidence suggests responsive feeding guidance leads to normal weight gain/status in children up to 2 years.
  • Restrictive feeding practices correlate with increased weight gain and higher weight status.
  • Pressuring feeding practices are associated with decreased weight gain and lower weight status.

Conclusions:

  • Caregiver-infant/toddler feeding interactions significantly impact children's weight outcomes.
  • Further research requires diverse populations, consistent methodologies, and objective measures.
Abstract

Keywords:
feeding behaviorfeeding methodsfeeding styleresponsive feedingsystematic review

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