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- Title
Caloric intake and eating behavior in infants and toddlers with cystic fibrosis.
- Authors
Powers, Scott W; Patton, Susana R; Byars, Kelly C; Mitchell, Monica J; Jelalian, Elissa; Mulvihill, Mary M; Hovell, Melbourne F; Stark, Lori J
- Abstract
Infants and toddlers with cystic fibrosis (CF) are at risk for poor growth. Controlled behavioral assessment studies have not focused on this population. This study compared calorie intake, percentage of Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) per day and per kilogram, and percentage of calories from fat, protein, and carbohydrates between infants and toddlers with CF and healthy peers. Also, eating behaviors, such as meal duration, bites and sips per minute, percentage of meal spent eating, children's problematic eating behaviors, and parents' perceptions of mealtime behaviors were compared between infants and toddlers with CF and controls. Five hypotheses were tested. 1) Infants and toddlers with CF would be comparable to controls on the number of calories consumed per day and the percentage of calories from fat. 2) Infants and toddlers with CF would not meet the CF dietary guidelines for the percentage of RDA for calories or the percentage of calories from fat. 3) Infants and toddlers with CF would have longer meal durations than healthy peers, but would not differ on the pace of eating, the number of calories consumed during the meal, or the percentage of time spent eating during the meal. 4) Parents of infants and toddlers with CF would perceive more problematic mealtime behavior than controls. 5) Parents' perceptions of children's mealtime behavior would positively correlate with meal duration and negatively correlate with the number of calories consumed during the meal.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2002, Vol 109, Issue 5, pE75
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.109.5.e75