Parental Feeding Styles and Their Association With Complementary Feeding Practices and Growth in Mexican Children.

ABSTRACT: Background: Complementary feeding practices and corresponding parental feeding styles influence nutritional status in later stages of childhood. Findings on the association of these variables with infant growth remain inconsistent; in Mexico, a research gap exists in this area. Research Aims: (1) To characterize parental feeding styles and complementary feeding practices, and (2) to evaluate the association of parental feeding styles with complementary feeding practices and infant growth at 6 and 9 months of age. Methods: Data were collected from a prospective Mexican birth cohort. Parental feeding styles, complementary feeding practices, and anthropometric data from 263 to 234 mother-child pairs (infants of 6 and 9 months of age, respectively) were analyzed. Logistic

SUBMITTER: Kim-Herrera EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8724423 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature