@article{fdi:010066653, title = {{B}oth encouraging feeding style and high energy density may increase energy intakes from fermented millet gruels eaten by infants and toddlers in {O}uagadougou}, author = {{M}ouquet {R}ivier, {C}laire and {T}raor{\'e}, {T}. and {S}oma, {A}. and {K}abor{\'e}, {C}. and {T}r{\`e}che, {S}erge}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}raditional fermented millet gruel is frequently eaten by children in {B}urkina {F}aso as a complementary food or for breakfast. {T}he effects of gruel energy density and feeding style on intakes (amounts and energy) were assessed in children in {O}uagadougou. {T}wenty-three young children (11 infants and 12 toddlers) were given two meals of gruel per day for two periods of 11 consecutive days, first, the traditional fermented gruel ({TFG}), and second, an improved high energy density fermented gruel ({IFG}). {O}n the first 10 days of each period, the children were fed as usual, while on the 11th day, the mothers were asked to use encouraging feeding. {I}ntakes of {TFG} and {IFG} were also measured once a day for nine days in 25 preschoolers (2-5 years-old). {A}fter adjustment for the subject effect, {IFG} intakes did not significantly differ from {TFG} intakes in the groups of infants and toddlers, meaning there was a significant increase in energy intakes, which almost doubled. {E}ncouraging feeding increased {TFG} intakes in both age groups, but {IFG} intakes only increased in toddlers, whose energy intake tripled compared to that from {TFG} with the usual feeding, style. {I}n preschoolers, mean {IFG} intakes were lower than {TFG} intakes and there were no increase in mean energy intakes. {I}mproving fermented gruel and training the mothers to encourage their young children during feeding are two possible strategies to improve food intakes, and hence to better satisfy the children's nutritional needs.}, keywords = {{C}omplementary feeding ; {E}nergy density ; {F}eeding style ; {F}ood intake ; {C}ereal-based fermented food ; {BURKINA} {FASO}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}ppetite}, volume = {99}, numero = {}, pages = {245--253}, ISSN = {0195-6663}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1016/j.appet.2016.01.024}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066653}, }