Parental feeding practices data in healthy children and children with gastrointestinal diseases.

ABSTRACT: Parental feeding practices significantly influence child eating behavior. The data for this article was from a cross-sectional case control larger study that aimed to record parental practices to manage feeding problems in children with typical development and children with gastrointestinal diseases. A set of 23 Likert-type questions was used to investigate parental practices. Demographic and anthropometric data were obtained via a structured set of questions. In total 765 parents of healthy children and 136 parents of children with gastrointestinal diseases aged one to seven years participated in the study. Healthy controls were recruited from kindergartens located in various geographical areas in Greece. Children with gastrointestinal diseases were recruited from a Pediatric Gastroentero

SUBMITTER: Sdravou K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7381492 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature