Date of Award
1980
College
College of Education
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Grace Bennett
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine current infant feeding practices as they concern infantile obesity. Our current practices will be compared to the historical factors such as feeding practices of one hundred years ago. Physical, cultural, and psychological factors of infantile obesity will also be considered with and compared to current infant feeding practices with a view toward establishing recommendations for the feeding of inf ants of our culture.
Subject(s)
Nutrition disorders in children.
Recommended Citation
Glenn, Anna Maria, "Infantile nutrition : obesity and its causes" (1980). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 2109.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/2109
Included in
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Commons, Family and Consumer Sciences Commons, Health and Physical Education Commons
