This study will assess the relationship between maternal attitudes towards diet and feeding using new questions added in the NHANES (2005-6) on label reading and use of nutritional knowledge in relationship to participation in the Women, Infant and Children Program in mothers of children 1-5 years of age. Maternal psychological state, maternal BMI, child overweight status, maternal age and maternal race/ethnicity will also be assessed for its potential confounding or interactive role.
Principal Investigator: Janet Wojcicki
Collaborators: Melvin B. Heyman (Pediatrics, UCSF)
Funding: USDA/UC Davis RIDGE