Mismatched caregiver-infant interactions during feeding could boost babies' risk of later obesity

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/sfri-mci070820.php


News Release 14-Jul-2020
Society for Research in Child Development


Infancy is a sensitive developmental period that presents opportunities and challenges for caregivers to feed their infants in ways that support healthy growth and development. A new integrative review examined evidence related to infants' self-regulation of behavior and emotion, and how that relates to interactions when they are fed by their caregivers, including how those interactions may derail infants' ability to regulate their intake of food. The review found that infants who are fed in the absence of hunger or beyond fullness may develop skewed perceptions of hunger and fullness, which could increase their risk of obesity and related health problems later in life.

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