Childhood Obesity

Introduction Like many behaviours in children, eating behaviours are largely learned under the influence of physiological, psychological and environmental factors. The first year of life is characterised by rapid growth and changes in body composition. Simultaneously infant’s eating patterns and food intake move through a predictable developmental stage with dietary patterns changing more during this period in life than in any other. The transition from an exclusive milk diet to a varied diet of …showed first 75 words of 625 total…

…showed last 75 words of 625 total…flavours (ref Bartoshur * Beauchamp 94/ M & B). There is no facial response to salt until approximately four months of age ( B & M ) at which time infants react positively. Breast milk is highly acceptable to the infant, having high lactose content and a relative sweet taste proving satisfactory to the infant (Johnson 2002). Menella & Co (1993/96) show the addition of the flavours vanilla (1993), or garlic (1996) into breast milk resulted in changes of infant’s sucking rate and milk uptake.