Child feeding practices, food habits, anthropometric indicators and cognitive performance among preschoolers in Peninsular Malaysia

Appetite

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 525-530

  Mohd Nasir, Mohd Taib ^a   Norimah, Abdul Karim ^b   Hazizi, Abu Saad ^a   Nurliyana, Abdul Razak ^a   Loh, Siow Hon ^a   Suraya, Ibrahim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anthropometric indicators; Child feeding practices; Children; Cognitive performance; Food habits; Nutrition knowledge; Obesity; Preschoolers; Undernutrition; Underweight

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEAL; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STUNTING; UNDERWEIGHT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THINNESS;

EID: 84856251162     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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