Resumen

RIVERA MUNOZ, Leyla Monserrat  y  NAZAR CARTER, Gabriela Alejandra. Child feeding practices of primary caregivers, eating behavior and nutritional status of preschoolers in Chile. Rev. Mex. de trastor. aliment [online]. 2020, vol.10, n.4, pp.332-343.  Epub 09-Mayo-2022. ISSN 2007-1523.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fesi.20071523e.2020.4.573.

The objective of this research was to determine the relationship between child nutritional status, feeding practices of the primary caregiver and the child eating behavior of preschoolers in a community in south-central Chile. The sample comprised 249 preschool children from three public and semi-public schools and their primary caregivers. A positive relationship was found between body mass index (BMI) and weight concern (r = .51, p < .01) and restrictive feeding practice (r = .20, p < .01). Significant but weak relationship existed between BMI, body fat percentage and child eating behavior. Canonical correlation analysis indicated that child feeding practices as a group were related to nutritional status of children. Additionally, weight concerns partially mediate the relationship between restrictive feeding and BMI (CI 95% indirect effect “ab” [.02; .13]) and body fat percentage (IC 95% efecto indirecto “ab” [.06; .50]). Child feeding practices of the primary caregivers, particularly weight concern and restrictive feeding play an important role in the management of the preschool children obesity.

Palabras llave : Childhood obesity; preschoolers; feeding behavior; child feeding practices.

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