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Origins of food reinforcement in infants.
Kong, Kai Ling; Feda, Denise M; Eiden, Rina D; Epstein, Leonard H.
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  • Kong KL; From the Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (KLK, DMF, and LHE), and the Research Institute on Addictions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (RDE).
  • Feda DM; From the Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (KLK, DMF, and LHE), and the Research Institute on Addictions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (RDE).
  • Eiden RD; From the Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (KLK, DMF, and LHE), and the Research Institute on Addictions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (RDE).
  • Epstein LH; From the Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (KLK, DMF, and LHE), and the Research Institute on Addictions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (RDE).
Am J Clin Nutr ; 101(3): 515-22, 2015 Mar.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25733636
BACKGROUND: Rapid weight gain in infancy is associated with a higher risk of obesity in children and adults. A high relative reinforcing value of food is cross-sectionally related to obesity; lean children find nonfood alternatives more reinforcing than do overweight/obese children. However, to our knowledge, there is no research on how and when food reinforcement develops. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to assess whether the reinforcing value of food and nonfood alternatives could be tested in 9- to 18-mo-old infants and whether the reinforcing value of food and nonfood alternatives is differentially related to infant weight status. DESIGN: Reinforcing values were assessed by using absolute progressive ratio schedules of reinforcement, with presentation of food and nonfood alternatives counterbalanced in 2 separate studies. Two nonfood reinforcers [Baby Einstein-Baby MacDonald shows (study 1, n = 27) or bubbles (study 2, n = 30)] were tested against the baby's favorite food. Food reinforcing ratio (FRR) was quantified by measuring the reinforcing value of food (Food Pmax) in proportion to the total reinforcing value of food and a nonfood alternative (DVD Pmax or BUB Pmax). RESULTS: Greater weight-for-length z score was associated with a greater FRR of a favorite food in study 1 (FRR-DVD) (r = 0.60, P < 0.001) and FRR of a favorite food in study 2 (FRR-BUB) (r = 0.49, P = 0.006), primarily because of the strong association between greater weight-for-length z score and lower DVD Pmax (r = -0.71, P < 0.0001) and BUB Pmax (r = -0.53, P = 0.003). Infant monthly weight gain was positively associated with FRR-DVD (r = 0.57, P = 0.009) and FRR-BUB (r = 0.37, P = 0.047). CONCLUSIONS: Our newly developed paradigm, which tested 2 different nonfood alternatives, demonstrated that lean infants find nonfood alternatives more reinforcing than do overweight/obese infants. This observation suggests that strengthening the alternative reinforcers may have a protective effect against childhood obesity.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Reforço Psicológico / Hiperfagia / Desenvolvimento Infantil / Comportamento do Lactente / Ingestão de Alimentos / Comportamento Alimentar / Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição do Lactente Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Infant / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Am J Clin Nutr Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Reforço Psicológico / Hiperfagia / Desenvolvimento Infantil / Comportamento do Lactente / Ingestão de Alimentos / Comportamento Alimentar / Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição do Lactente Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Infant / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Am J Clin Nutr Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article