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P241Relationship between child-feeding practices and height-weight development in preschool-aged children
BackgroundChildren's state of nutrition is influenced by selected environmental factors, parents' level of education, and familial eating habits.ObjectivesTo study the relationship among anthropometric parameters, child-feeding practices and factors which influence growth and development;...
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Published in: | Archives of disease in childhood 2017-06, Vol.102 (Suppl 2), p.A128-A128 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | BackgroundChildren's state of nutrition is influenced by selected environmental factors, parents' level of education, and familial eating habits.ObjectivesTo study the relationship among anthropometric parameters, child-feeding practices and factors which influence growth and development; to encourage children and families to have a healthy lifestyle.MethodsThe study group comprised 147 preschool-aged children, from a kindergarten in Craiova. Inclusion criteria: children aged 3-6 years, with primary obesity: BMI greater than or equal to percentile 95/sex/age, overweight: 85 less than or equal to BMI |
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ISSN: | 0003-9888 |
DOI: | 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313273.329 |