This article aims to present general methodological aspects of the Brazilian National Survey
on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019), from the conception of the study design to details of the …

Background Parents' attempt to limit or restrict children's intake of 'unhealthy'or discretionary
foods has been widely considered as a counterproductive feeding practice associated with …

Maternal pressure for the child to eat may have counterproductive effects on child's eating
behavior, such as impairing their ability to self-regulate intake and generating greater refusal …

Objective: To identify associations between maternal restrictive feeding practices for child
weight control and sociodemographic, behavioral, dietetic, and anthropometric …

Background Eating habits formed in early childhood are influenced by parental feeding
behaviors, warranting investigation of predictors and correlates of parent feeding. We aimed …

Parental beliefs, attitudes, and feeding practices play a vital role in childhood obesity. This
study aimed to assess parental perceptions, concerns about weight, feeding practices using …

Parents are highly influential in shaping their children's dietary habits. This study examined
whether negative feeding practices mediated the relationship between feeding goals (health …

Objective The present study aimed to identify food patterns among 2–9-year-olds and
investigate sociodemographic, anthropometric and behavioural predictors of less healthy …

Background: Brazil is undergoing nutritional transition and rates of obesity in preschool and
school-aged children are increasing. Excess weight in the first years of life could predict …

Objective The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of parental misperception of
child weight status, and identify socioeconomic, anthropometric, behavioral and dietary …