title: [Prevalence of dietary problems in children of 1-6 years in Chengdu, China].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of dietary problems in children 1-6 years old in Chengdu.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey was undertaken in Chengdu. Five child care facilities were randomly selected. All of the children attending those facilities were surveyed using a structured questionnaire containing questions about socio-economic situation and dietary behaviors of the children and nutritional knowledge of their caregivers. This resulted in 1421 respondents.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Some 38.63% of children had at least one dietary problem. Strong preference for a small range of foods accounted for 27.23% of all dietary problems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dietary problems in children of 1-6 year are common in Chengdu. Parents should be educated and play a more important role in the prevention and intervention of dietary problems in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Jin-Rong
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ying-Ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Xiao-Huan
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004032:Diet / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014504:Urban Health