Influences on the dietary intakes of preschool children: a systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Better diet quality of preschool children is associated with many important health outcomes, but there is significant room for improvement in many children's dietary intakes. The determinants of children's dietary intakes are complex and whole systems approaches may be effective tools for changing dietary intake. Collation of all the evidence available on determinants of preschool children's dietary intake is necessary to 'map' the whole system of influence. Therefore, this systematic scoping review of available literature on determinants of dietary intakes in preschool children was undertaken.

Methods

The Joanna Briggs Institute methods for conducting a systematic scoping review were followed. Articles published since 2000 which assessed influences on the dietary

SUBMITTER: Jarman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8862251 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature