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The scientific evidence on the use of enteral nutrition therapy in improving the development of critically ill pediatric patients is still scarce and further studies are needed focusing on it, and better guidelines must be formulated.

Gil-Campos M and Rupérez AI ( ) Corrigendum: Reliability and validation of the child eating behavior questionnaire in -to -year-old Spanish children. Front. Psychol. :. doi: .

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IntroductionEating behavior is often established during the first years of life. Therefore, it is important to make a research on it to understand the relationships that children have with food and how this can contribute to prevent the development of childhood obesity. An appropriate assessment of eating behavior can be achieved using the “Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire” (CEBQ). This questionnaire has been validated in several populations and languages, but it has never been translated, adapted, and validated for Spanish children.AimTo evaluate the reliability and internal consistency of the CEBQ questionnaire, culturally adapted and translated into Spanish (Spain), in Spanish families with children aged 3 to 6 years, as well as its association with children’s body mass index (BMI) to test its construct validity.Materials and MethodsChildren between 3 and 6 years old were recruited from the ongoing MELI-POP randomized controlled clinical trial, as well as from public schools located in middle class neighborhoods of Zaragoza, Spain, to complete the sample. Sociodemographic characteristics and anthropometric measures were obtained according to standardized methods. The 35-item CEBQ questionnaire was completed twice with a time difference of 3 weeks between each response. Statistical analyses included the evaluation of internal consistency and reliability of the questionnaire, a confirmatory factor analysis, and the association between the different CEBQ scales and the children’s BMI.ResultsA total of 197 children completed variables; 97 of them were boys (49.2%) and 100 girls (50.8%). Mean age of the total sample was 4.7 ± 0.9 years. There was a high test-re-test reliability of the questionnaire with values close to 1, with an average of 0.66 and a good internal consistency (Cronbach alpha with values above 0.7), so that a high reliability is established between the items in each scale. A gradual positive association was found between the score of different “pro-intake” scales of the CEBQ: “Food Responsiveness,” “Emotional Overeating,” and “Enjoyment of food” and the children’s BMI; at the opposite, negative associations were observed between BMI and the score of anti-intake scales “Satiety Responsiveness,” “Slowness in Eating,” and “Emotional Undereating.”ConclusionThe Spanish version of the CEBQ is a useful tool to assess the eating behavior of Spanish children because the high reliability and internal validity. There is a significant association between eating behavior and BMI in Spanish children.

Resumo O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o estado nutricional, ingestão alimentar, perfis lipídico e glicêmico além de marcadores inflamatórios de pacientes com Imunodeficiências Primárias (IDPs) e descrever possíveis distúrbios metabólicos associados. Estudo descritivo transversal, realizado com 24 pacientes imunodeficientes (10 Doença Granulomatosa Crônica-DGC; 6 Ataxia-Telangiectasia-AT; 5 Agamaglobulinemia-A; 3 Hiper IgM-HIgM) entre 20 meses a 18 anos acompanhados no ambulatório de Alergia e Imunologia do Instituto da Criança-HCFMUSP, São Paulo, Brasil. Foram realizadas avaliações bioquímicas, antropométricas e dietéticas, longe de processos infecciosos, incluindo peso, altura, Dobra Cutânea Tricipital (DCT), Circunferência Muscular do Braço (CMB) e Circunferência do Braço (CB) (software WHO Antro e WHO Antro Plus e classificados por Frisancho). Para a avaliação do consumo alimentar utilizou-se Recordatório 24h e Registro alimentar de 3 dias (software Virtual-Nutri Plus e Dietary Reference Intakes). A desnutrição ocorreu em 39,2%, 69,5%, 47,9% e 43,5% quando analisadas por Índice de Massa Corporal, CMB, CB, DCT respectivamente, observando-se maior prevalência nos pacientes com DGC e AT. 22 pacientes apresentaram alguma dislipidemia, sendo HDL baixo o mais prevalente. Consumo energético abaixo do recomendado ocorreu em 33,3% dos pacientes enquanto valores inadequados para micronutrientes como Vitamina C, E, Cálcio e Zinco em 41,7%, 70,8%, 62,5% e 41,6% respectivamente; o ácido graxo saturado se mostrou acima do recomendado em metade dos pacientes. O estudo concluiu que todos os grupos de IDPs avaliados apresentaram algum grau de comprometimento nutricional, metabólico ou dietético. Novos estudos de intervenção nutricional em pacientes com imunodeficiências primárias podem determinar uma conduta nutricional individualizada para estes pacientes nos diferentes tipos de imunodeficiência primária.

Adolescence is recognized as a time of rapid physiological and behavioral change. In this transition, eating behavior is still being formed and remains an integral part of a person’s lifestyle throughout his or her life. This study aims to assess eating behavior and associations with food intake in European adolescents. We included 2194 adolescents (45.9% boys), aged 12.5 to 17.5 years, from the cross-sectional HELENA study, with two completed 24 h recalls and complete questionnaire data on their eating behavior (Eating Behavior and Weight Problems Inventory for Children- EWI-C). Three subscales of the EWI were evaluated; they measured Strength and motivation to eat (EWI 1), Importance and impact of eating (EWI 2), and Eating as a means of coping with emotional stress (EWI 3). Since these subscales were specially focused on eating behavior, participants were classified as either Low (≤P75) or High (>P75) on each of the subscales. Our results showed a higher consumption of different types of food, in the EWI 1 scales, linked to the hunger and interest in eating, and we observed a relationship with the consumption of energy-dense products. This result was repeated in EWI 3, the subscale linked to emotional eating, where we also found higher consumption of energy-dense products. This study suggests that special features of eating behavior are associated with food intake in adolescents.