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TITLE:

A CROSS-SECTIONAL RESEARCH TO ESTABLISH AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND PICKY EATING BEHAVIORS

AUTHORS:

Dr. Narjis Muzaffar, Mahwish Zia, Neelam Rafiq

ABSTRACT:

Children possess picky eating behaviours which lead to inadequate and unbalanced diet resulting in unfavourable results. However, there is no research work carried out to study nutritional status and picky eating behaviours in detail. We carried out this research to investigate children growth and eating behaviour at Mayo Hospital, Lahore (October 2017 to August 2018). The age of children was in the bracket of 1 – 5 years. We analyzed growth indices and nutrient intake among patients. All those children who were taking small amounts also consumed fewer micronutrients and energy. The picky behaviours which are related to limited variety of results in various density levels of micronutrients. Small amount intake is associated with reduced weight for age in comparison to non-picky eaters; specifically, in the elder children with less intake of diet, refusal of specific food and preference of some food over the other. Those who refused to specific food also posed reduced height for age than non-picky eaters. Outcomes suggest that picky eating behaviour has an association with the intake of a various and unfavourable pattern of the growth in early childhood. Keywords: Early Childhood, Growth, Height, Diet and Picky Eating.

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