In this study the researchers want to learn more about reward-driven eating behavior in children ages 2 to 18 months. The researchers hope to use this knowledge to help inform obesity prevention programs.
The study will comprise two arms and each arm has a different time perspective. The longitudinal arm is prospective in nature and the cross-sectional arm has a cross-sectional time perspective. The video observation is completed at a single time point (although standardized by inclusion criteria).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,166
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Association of trajectory membership and body mass index z-score (BMIz)
Trajectory membership could be "wanting", "salience", or "liking"
Time frame: Time Frame: 24 months
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