Yusuke Matsuyama, Aya Isumi, Satomi Doi, Takeo Fujiwara
Persistent poverty and child dental caries: time-varying exposure analysis
Journal of epidemiology and community health
picky eating prevalent young children associated poor dietary quality nutrient deficiencies identifying predictors picky eating could inform development anticipatory feeding guidance parents caregivers young children study identified association factors home feeding environment picky eating behavior cohort preschoolaged children parents preschoolaged children n 497 completed questionnaires including measures home feeding environment ie television mealtime family mealtime routines feeding practices child picky eating behavior questionnaire repeated one year later 326 parentchild dyads participated logistic regression used determine crosssectional prospective associations home feeding environment measures child picky eating behavior outcomes child control feeding watching television mealtime associated higher odds picky eating behavior crosssectional prospective analyses higher sense positive climate family meals mealtime ritualization associated lower odds picky eating behavior one year later home feeding environment plays role development young childrens picky eating behavior avoiding television maintaining parent control food choices mealtimes could lead improvements childrens food preferences dietary intake