An online survey of dietary quality during complementary feeding; associations with maternal feeding self-efficacy and adherence to dietary recommendations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parents are the gatekeepers of nutrition in early life and their feeding practices form children's dietary behaviours. Although maternal characteristics have been associated with certain feeding practices, their relationship with overall quality of complementary feeding diets has not been explored. This study aimed to: assess dietary quality in complementary feeding age; explore its association with maternal and child characteristics; and evaluate the association between complementary feeding practices and child weight.

Methods

An online cross-sectional survey captured data from a self-selected sample of mothers living in the UK with a healthy full-term child in complementary feeding age. A total of 466 mothers completed a questionnaire on their complementary feed

SUBMITTER: Spyreli E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9461111 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature