Grow well/Crecer bien: a protocol for research on infant feeding practices in low-income families.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of obesity among children remains high. Given obesity's significant lifelong consequences, there is great interest in preventing obesity early in life. There is a need to better understand the relation of common infant feeding styles and practices to obesity in infants using longitudinal study designs. There is also an urgent need to understand the role of caregivers other than mothers in feeding. A better understanding of variation in feeding styles and practices can inform the identification of risk groups and the tailoring of interventions to them.

Methods

In partnership with Early Head Start programs across four counties in southern California, mothers and infants will be enrolled in a two-year longitudinal study collecting survey and anthropome

SUBMITTER: Cheney AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7503435 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature