Strict maternal feeding practices not linked to child weight gain

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 06:07 in Psychology & Sociology

A new study published online in the journal Obesity provides further evidence that strict maternal control over eating habits - such as determining how much a child should eat and coaxing them to eat certain foods - during early childhood may not lead to significant future weight gain in boys or girls. Instead, this behaviour may be a response to concerns over a child's increasing weight...

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