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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2015 Mar:41:325-34.
doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.01.006. Epub 2015 Jan 20.

Rationale and design of the Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI) study for self-regulation of energy intake in preschoolers

Ihuoma U Eneli  1 , Tracy L Tylka  2 , Jessica Hummel  3 , Rosanna P Watowicz  3 , Susana A Perez  3 , Niko Kaciroti  4 , Julie C Lumeng  5
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Rationale and design of the Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI) study for self-regulation of energy intake in preschoolers

Ihuoma U Eneli et al. Contemp Clin Trials. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

In 2011, the Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Prevention Policies Report identified feeding dynamics as an important focus area for childhood obesity prevention and treatment. Feeding dynamics includes two central components: (1) caregiver feeding practices (i.e., determining how, when, where, and what they feed their children) and (2) child eating behaviors (i.e., determining how much and what to eat from what food caregivers have provided). Although there has been great interest in overweight and obesity prevention and treatment in young children, they have not focused comprehensively on feeding dynamics. Interventions on feeding dynamics that reduce caregivers' excessive controlling and restrictive feeding practices and encourage the development of children's self-regulation of energy intake may hold promise for tackling childhood obesity especially in the young child but currently lack an evidence base. This manuscript describes the rationale and design for a randomized controlled trial designed to compare a group of mothers and their 3-to 5-year old children who received an intervention focused primarily on feeding dynamics called the Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI) with a Wait-list Control Group (WLC). The primary aim of the study will be to investigate the efficacy of the FDI for decreasing Eating in the Absence of Hunger (EAH) and improving energy compensation (COMPX). The secondary aim will be to examine the effect of the FDI in comparison to the WLC on maternal self-reported feeding practices and child satiety responsiveness.

Keywords: Children; Feeding; Obesity; Satiety.

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Conceptual framework of the Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI) study
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