Open AccessNutritional status and eating behavior of children: A study among primary school children in a rural area of West Bengal
Author(s) -
Shibendu Shekhar Roy,
Sayanti Bandyopadhyay,
Lina Bandyopadhyay,
Aparajita Dasgupta,
Bobby Paul,
Shamita Mandal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_965_19
Subject(s) - medicine , overnutrition , overweight , body mass index , cross sectional study , logistic regression , pediatrics , demography , obesity , environmental health , pathology , sociology
Dietary preferences and childhood eating behavior has marked influence on nutritional status of children. The objective of the study was to find out eating behavior of primary school children in a rural area of West Bengal using Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire and to determine association of body mass index (BMI) with eating behavior.