Non-responsive complementary feeding (NRCF) vs Other models of complementary feeding: Overweight/obesity risk
- Population
- Healthy, term-born, normal-birth-weight infants aged 4-24 months (breastfed and/or formula-fed) in Western industrialized countries
- Intervention
- Non-responsive complementary feeding (NRCF)
- Comparison
- Other models of complementary feeding
- Outcome
- Overweight/obesity risk
Non-responsive complementary feeding showed no significant association with overweight/obesity across observational studies (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Non-responsive complementary feeding (NRCF) vs Other models of complementary feeding (responsive/traditional CF) Overweight/obesity risk · Healthy, term-born, normal-birth-weight infants aged 4-24 months (breastfed and/or formula-fed) in Western… · Follow-up interval 15-20 months, Outpatient care in Western industrialized (European/Anglo-Saxon) countries Non-responsive complementary feeding showed no significant association with overweight/obesity across observational studies (very low certainty). Complementary Feeding Caregivers' Practices and Growth, Risk of Overweight/Obesity, and Other… (2022) All outcomes | NRCF, risk of overweight and obesity (observational; follow up interval 15 to 20 months; assessed with % overweight/obesity, BMIz, delta-BMI, skinfold): No significant association for all comparisons (for documented… | 4 studies | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary Feeding Caregivers' Practices and Growth, Risk of Overweight/Obesity, and Other Non-Communicable Diseases: A Systematic… 2022 All outcomes | Updated to September 2021 | 24 | Low / Critically Low |
Related questions
The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.
- Non-responsive complementary feeding (NRCF) vs Other models of complementary feeding · Healthy children aged 6–24 months in Western industrialized countries · 1 review
Studies behind the findings
The primary studies the full-text reviews tie to this outcome. Reviews with headline outcomes only do not list them here.
- Infant emotional distress, maternal restriction at a home meal, and child BMI gain through age 6years in the Colorado Adoption Project · 2016 · included by 1 of these review
- Observed assertive and intrusive maternal feeding behaviors increase child adiposity. · 2012 · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
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