Promoting protective feeding practices to prevent childhood obesity: follow up of a successful obesity prevention program commencing in infancy.

几乎四分之一的澳大利亚儿童在入学时就超重了，而且成年后超重的风险也在增加。这项研究将评估一项干预措施，使父母具备信心和技能，以启动和维持积极的早期喂养做法，是否可以培养健康的食物偏好、饮食摄入量和饮食模式，并促进孩子在5岁之前的成长。这与政府将幼儿期作为健康和福祉基础的重点是一致的。

Almost one in four Australian children are overweight by the time they start school and at increased risk of becoming overweight adults. This study will evaluate if an intervention to equip parents with the confidence and skills to initiate and maintain positive early feeding practices can foster healthy food preferences, dietary intakes and eating patterns and growth up to five years of age. This is consistent with government focus on early childhood as the foundation for health and well-being.