Sleep and body mass index in infancy and early childhood (6-36 mo): a longitudinal study

BACKGROUND: Relatively, few longitudinal studies have evaluated the association between sleep and body mass index (BMI) among younger children. In addition, few studies have evaluated the bidirectional longitudinal association between sleep duration and child BMI. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study is to determine in children aged 6 to 36...

Factors associated with early introduction of complementary feeding and consumption of non-recommended foods among Dutch infants: The BeeBOFT study

Background: Timing and types of complementary feeding in infancy affect nutritional status and health later in life. The present study aimed to investigate the factors associated with early introduction of complementary feeding (i.e., before age 4 months), and factors associated with infants consumption of non-recommended foods, including sweet...

Personalized Web-Based Advice in Combination With Well-Child Visits to Prevent Overweight in Young Children: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: Overweight is a major health issue, and parent-targeted interventions to promote healthy development in children are needed. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate E-health4Uth Healthy Toddler, an intervention that educates parents of children aged 18 to 24 months regarding health-related behaviors, as compared with usual care. The...

Primary prevention of overweight in preschool children, the BeeBOFT study (breastfeeding, breakfast daily, outside playing, few sweet drinks, less TV viewing): design of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Background Two overweight prevention interventions were developed to be offered by preventive Youth Health Care (YHC) in addition to the currently applied overweight prevention protocol to parents of 0-3 year old children. The two interventions aim to support parents of preschool children to realize healthy child nutrition and activity behaviors...

Relationship between socioeconomic status and weight gain during infancy: The BeeBOFT study

BACKGROUND: Increased weight gain during infancy is a risk factor for obesity and related diseases in later life. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and weight gain during infancy, and to identify the factors mediating the association between SES and infant weight gain. METHODS:...

Verband tussen slaap en BMI: Een longitudinaal onderzoek bij kinderen van 6–36 maanden

Inleiding: Er zijn relatief weinig longitudinale onderzoeken gedaan naar de relatie tussen slaap en body mass index (BMI) bij jonge kinderen. We hebben bij kinderen (6–36 maanden) onderzocht wat de verbanden zijn tussen slaapduur en slaapproblemen enerzijds, en BMI z‑scores anderzijds. Methode: Er is gebruikgemaakt van data van het BeeBOFT...