Evaluation of a specialist antenatal nutrition clinic for women with a body mass index ≥ 40kg/m: A qualitative study.

Objective: To explore the views of women who attended a specialist antenatal nutrition clinic that was specifically developed and piloted for pregnant women with a BMI ≥ 40 kg/m.

Design: A phenomenological approach, using individual interviews, was employed. Discussions were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and scrutinised using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis.

Associations between appetitive traits, dietary patterns and weight status of children attending the School Kids Intervention Program.

Background: The nexus between appetitive traits, dietary patterns and weight status has predominantly been studied in a mixed sample (healthy weight, overweight and obese sample).

Aim: This cross-sectional study examined associations between overweight/obese children's appetitive traits, dietary patterns and weight status.

Methods: We studied children ( = 58, body mass index z-score: 2.