A substantial body of research suggests that efforts to prevent pediatric obesity may benefit
from targeting not just what a child eats, but how they eat. Specifically, child obesity …

Several studies have found an association between eating behaviours and weight status
and obesity risk in childhood. Children's eating behaviours arise from a combination of …

Feeding and parenting are inextricably linked. The complex bidirectional interactions
between parent feeding practices and child eating behaviour shape the early feeding …

Childhood obesity has reached alarming proportions in many countries. There is consensus
that both biological (especially genetic) and environmental (including psychosocial) factors …

Individual differences in child eating self-regulation are associated with excess weight gain
and may be explained, in part, by the family feeding environment and a child's general …

This narrative review discusses the origins and development of appetite self-regulation
(ASR) in childhood (from infancy to age 6 or 7 years). The origins, or foundations, are the …

Understanding the mechanisms through which deprivation predisposes a child to increased
obesity risk is key to tackling health inequality. Appetite avidity is a key driver of variation in …

Appetitive traits are associated with body weight. Increased understanding of how appetitive
traits evolve from early life could advance research on obesity risk and inform intervention …

Background The home environment is a central and modifiable influence on the
development of childhood obesity. Evidence supports the central role of parents in shaping …

Background: It is unclear whether caregivers' concern about child weight impacts their non-
responsive feeding practices. This systematic review aimed to examine their relationships …