Obesity Risk in Children: The Role of Acculturation in the Feeding Practices and Styles of Low-Income Hispanic Families.

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Published in Child Obes on November 19, 2015

Authors

Thomas G Power1, Teresia M O'Connor2, Jennifer Orlet Fisher3, Sheryl O Hughes2

Author Affiliations

1: 1 Department of Human Development, Washington State University , Pullman, WA.
2: 2 Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center , Houston, TX.
3: 3 Department of Public Health, Temple University , Center for Obesity Research and Education, Philadelphia, PA.

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