Early Family Feeding Behaviors and Obesity Risk: A Longitudinal Feasibility Study

Childhood obesity affects nearly 15 million U.S. children, making early prevention a critical public health priority. Responsive feeding (caregivers recognizing and appropriately responding to infants? hunger and fullness cues) supports healthy appetite self-regulation and weight trajectories beginning in infancy. This project will generate preliminary data on responsive feeding patterns and the degree of concordance between parents. Findings will inform the development of future family-focused, early-life obesity prevention interventions aimed at improving population health.

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