In order to improve national sport achievement in Indonesia, a new policy of nutritionist placement in every training center in Indonesia was proposed. The understanding of barriers and potential facilitators was needed to identify problems and arrange policy implementation strategies. This study aims to determine the barriers in nutrition intervention practices for athletes and opportunities in implementing the proposed policy of sport nutritionist placement in athlete training centers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Parental child feeding practices (PCFP) are a key factor influencing children's dietary intake, especially in the preschool years when eating behavior is being established. Instruments to measure PCFP have been developed and validated in high-income countries with a high prevalence of childhood obesity. The aim of this study was to test the appropriateness, content, and construct validity of selected measures of PCFP in a low and middle-income country (LMIC) in which there is both undernutrition and obesity in children.
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