7 Patterns of Family Interaction and Eating Behavior in Normal and Obese School Children

Background: Obesity has changed the epidemiologic profile in Latin America in the last decades. Changes in food variety and availability as well as more sedentary lifestyles have resulted in an increase of obesity at all ages. Approximately 30% of children under 5 years are overweight or obese, a percentage that increases to 40% at 6 years. Among school age children obesity and overweight have more than doubled in the last 15 years.