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Objective: This study aims to investigate the factors that promote or hinder the feeding of children with minimal or no ultra‐processed products to inform the design of an mHealth strategy in Mexico and prevent child malnutrition among the economically vulnerable. Methods: An exploratory qualitative study was conducted, involving 24 in‐depth face‐to‐face interviews with caregivers of children aged 24–59 months from both urban and rural communities. To analyze the data, we used thematic analysis and incorporated a few elements of grounded theory. Results: More barriers than facilitators were identified. Key barriers included: misconceptions and the widespread availability of junk food through an extensive network of grocery stores; neighbors and family gifting junk food; the association of soda with celebrations; the practice of indulging children with junk food; and the normalization of junk food consumption by both adults and children. Facilitators included: caregivers' awareness of the health risks associated with junk food; economic constraints limiting junk food purchases; support from husbands in regulating children's junk food consumption; the presence of a family member with diabetes; specific cultural beliefs about children's digestive health; as well as displacement of "healthy" foods that nourish children. Conclusion: Based on our findings, we formulated recommendations for interventions at intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, community, and public policy levels to support healthier feeding practices for children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background. Complementary feeding practices (CFP) and corresponding parental feeding styles (PFS) influence nutritional status in later stages of childhood. Findings on the association of these variables with infant growth remain inconsistent; in Mexico, a research gap exists in this area. Objective. The objective of the present work is to characterize PFS and CFP, and to evaluate the association of PFS with CFP and infant growth at six and nine months of age, in a Mexican birth cohort. Methods. CFP, PFS (pressuring, restrictive and responsive sub-constructs), and anthropometric data (weight, length, and abdominal circumference) from 263 and 234 mother-child pairs (infants of six and nine months of age, respectively) were analyzed. Logistic and linear regression models were used to determine the associations between variables. Results. The predominant PFS was the "responsive style" (90%). Only 43.7% and 8.1% of six- and nine-month-old infants, respectively, had adequate CFP. At six months, mothers who were responsive to satiety signals had 11% lesser possibilities (OR=0.89, 95% CI=0.80, 0.98) of their infant having inadequate CFP than their non-responsive maternal counterparts and "pressuring to finish" and "pressuring to eat cereal", sub-constructs were associated with lower weight-for-length (W/L) Z-scores and body mass index (BMI) (p=0.02). Conclusions. A high proportion of infants were inadequately fed (>40% did not meet international recommendations). The "pressuring" parental feeding style sub-constructs were associated with lower W/L and BMI Z-scores, and abdominal circumference among under one-year-old Mexican infants. This emphasizes the importance of promoting parental responsiveness to infant appetite and satiety signals to achieving adequate CFP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]