Abstract
Treatment recommendations for childhood obesity include guidance to reduce portions and the consumption of high‐energy‐dense foods. These messages may unintentionally promote restrictive feeding among parents of children with obesity with excessive hunger. Clinical guidance may benefit from framing treatment messages to parents in the context of a nonrestrictive feeding style.
Highlights
Excessive child hunger is worrisome for parents of children with obesity
We present three cases where addressing restriction and implementing structured meals‐snacks contributed to improvements in child hunger and weight
In the following case series, we present observations from the evaluation and treatment of three young children with obesity in which parents reported concern over excessive child hunger and weight gain
Summary
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH Grants TL1 TR002016 and UL1 TR002014.
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