Learning to eat: Birth to age 2 y

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Birch, Leann L ^a   Doub, Allison E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR; YOGHURT;

AGE; AUTOREGULATION; BIRTH; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CALORIC INTAKE; CAREGIVER; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CRYING; DIET; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENERGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIENCE; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FIBER; FLAVOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MALNUTRITION; MILK; NEOPHOBIA; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PALATABILITY; PARENT; PASTA; PORTION SIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; TASTE; TODDLER; VEGETABLE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

APPETITE REGULATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY INTAKE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING METHODS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTING;

EID: 84896890454     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.069047     Document Type: Review

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