A study into the affects of mothers' nursing behavior and interests in preschool children's body shape in the development of healthy eating behavior

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This study investigated the effects of mothers' nursing behavior and their interests in their own and their preschool children's body shape on children's eating behavior. Two research projects were conducted mediated by the Internet. The first research project examined the interests of 979 mothers in their own and their children's body shape, eating behavior, nursing behavior and the children's daily behavior. The second research project examined the dietary balance of 68 mothers using photographic dietary assessment and the Japanese food guide spinning top. The results showed the effects of the mothers' body shape, their drive for a slim shape,'henshoku', and nursing behavior on the mothers' dietary balance, the feeding style and the children's eating behavior.