**Acknowledgements**

This program is based on three main meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and two or three snacks (mid‐morning snack, afternoon snack, and perhaps evening snack) [209]. It is funda‐ mental to respect scheduled times (food must be given every 2–3 h), avoiding giving food outside mealtimes. Whenever possible, all family members should eat at the same time and others should not eat in front of the child when it is not their scheduled meal/snack time [209]. Portion control is another adequate strategy: it must not be excessive, but appropriate for the

However, food must be healthy considering that in children with PWS, calorie needs are lower due to reduced metabolism. Food must be given only by parents/caregivers and served on the plate prior to being eaten, avoiding other platters/bowls of food visible on the table and to

At the end of the meal, it is important to remove the empty plate from the table and encourage the child to play away from the table or from the kitchenette until all food has been taken away. It is important to keep food out of sight and reach of children, keeping it under lock and key

**Figure 8.** Girl with Bardet‐Biedl syndrome. You can see the amelioration of the BMI after the interdisciplinary ap‐

This chapter may bring a significant contribution to the updating of knowledge of the genetic susceptibility and provide a better clarification of which variants are truly associated with the

child's age to ensure adequate growth [209].

share or offer them other food [209].

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if necessary [209] (**Figure 8**).

proach to hyperphagia.

**11. Conclusions**

Conflicting interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicting interests.

Financial conflicting interests: The authors do not have any financial and non‐financial conflicting interests in relation to this manuscript.
