Meal size is a critical driver of weight gain in early childhood

Larger serving sizes and more frequent eating episodes have been implicated in the rising prevalence of obesity at a population level. This study examines the relative contributions of meal size and frequency to weight gain in a large sample of British children. Using 3-day diet diaries from 1939 ch...

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Main Authors: Syrad, Hayley, Llewellyn, Clare H., Johnson, Laura, Boniface, David, Jebb, Susan A., van Jaarsveld, Cornelia H. M., Wardle, Jane
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4913249/