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Resumen El presente trabajo aborda la relación de significados entre la noción de cuerpo y las prácticas alimentarias, a partir de los relatos de madres chilenas de diferentes estratos socioeconómicos. Con base en una metodología cualitativa y un diseño descriptivo, se indagó en las pautas de socialización alimentaria promovidas por las madres al interior del hogar, con la finalidad de poder visualizar los significados que le asignan a la noción de cuerpo. Participaron 18 mujeres de entre 31 y 53 años de edad, pertenecientes a tres diferentes estratos socioeconómicos: bajo, medio y alto. Las participantes fueron entrevistadas individualmente, considerando tres ejes temáticos: estrategias de socialización alimentaria en el contexto familiar, preocupaciones en torno a los hábitos alimentarios familiares y preocupaciones en cuanto al cuidado de la salud. A partir del análisis realizado fue posible establecer tres grandes categorías de respuesta: prácticas alimentarias cotidianas, acciones de autocuidado y conocimientos. Si bien se encontró que estas categorías fueron transversales en cuanto a los tres estratos socioeconómicos, se identificaron ciertos matices que apuntan a las diferencias y las semejanzas que subyacen a los significados relativos a la noción de cuerpo.
Abstract This paper raises the relationship of meanings between the notion of body and feeding practices from the discourse of Chilean mothers of different income strata. Based on a qualitative methodology and a descriptive design, we investigated the patterns of food socialization promoted by the mothers within their homes, to visualize the mea nings assigned to the notion of body. A total of 18 women between 31 and 53 years with three different income strata (low, medium and high) were interviewed individually, considering three thematic axes: strategies of food socialization in the family context, concerns about family eating habits and concerns about health care. Based on the analysis carried out, three major response categories were yielded: daily food practices, self-care behaviors and knowledge. Although these categories were found to be transversal in the three income strata, certain nuances were identified that point to the differences and similarities that underlie the meanings related to the notion of the body.
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BACKGROUND: As a group, bottle-fed infants are at higher risk for rapid weight gain compared with breast-fed infants. However, little is known about individual differences in feeding behaviors of bottle-feeding infants, as well as maternal and infant characteristics associated with bottle-feeding outcomes. METHODS: We conducted a 2-day, within-subject study of 21 formula-feeding dyads; the within-subject factor was feeding condition: mother-led (ML; mothers were given the instruction to feed their infants as they typically would) vs. infant-led (IL; the experimenter ensured feeding began when infants signaled hunger and ended when they rejected the bottle on three consecutive occasions). Intake was determined by bottle weight; feedings were video-recorded and later analyzed to determine feeding duration and types of satiation behaviors displayed. Percent difference scores were calculated for each outcome as [((ML - IL)/IL) × 100] to standardize differences among dyads. Mothers completed questionnaires of feeding styles and infant temperament. RESULTS: On average, infants consumed â¼42% more formula during the ML- than IL-condition (p = 0.03). However, notable variation existed in difference scores for intake (range = -52.8% to 268.9%; higher scores reflect greater intake during ML than IL). Stepwise regression illustrated that greater intakes during the ML-condition were predicted by the combination of: (1) higher infant age; (2) lower levels of infant rhythmicity and adaptability; (3) higher levels of infant positive mood; and (4) lower levels of maternal restrictive and responsive feeding styles. CONCLUSIONS: This objective, experimental approach illustrated that variation in bottle-feeding outcomes is associated with characteristics of both members of the dyad.