Growth and development in Chinese pre-schoolers with picky eating behaviour: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the associations between picky eating behaviour and pre-schoolers' growth and development. Corresponding potential mechanisms, such as nutrient and food subgroup intake, as well as micronutrients in the blood, will be considered.

Methods

Picky eating behaviour was present if it was reported by parents. From various areas of China, 937 healthy children of 3-7 years old were recruited using a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method. Children and their mothers' socio-demographic information and children's anthropometry, intelligence, blood samples, one 24-hour dietary intake record and food frequency questionnaire were collected. Z-scores and intelligence tests were used to evaluate growth and development (cognitive development). Multilevel models we

SUBMITTER: Xue Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4395402 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature