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The influence of parental encouragement and caring about healthy eating on children's diet quality and body weights.
- Source :
- Public Health Nutrition; Apr2016, Vol. 19 Issue 5, p822-829, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- ObjectiveIn order to mitigate childhood obesity, evidence on what influences children’s health behaviours is needed to inform new health promotion strategies. The present study investigated the association between parental practices and their child’s diet and body weight status.DesignGrade 5 students and their parents completed health surveys. Parents were asked how much they ‘encourage their child to eat healthy foods’ and how much they ‘personally care about healthy eating’. Children’s diet quality and vegetable and fruit intake were assessed using an FFQ. Children’s heights and weights were measured to determine body weight status. Mixed-effects regression models were used to determine the influence of parental responses on the outcomes of interest.SettingElementary schools across the province of Alberta, Canada.SubjectsGrade 5 students (aged 10 and 11 years; n 8388) and their parent(s).ResultsMost parents reported caring about healthy eating and encouraging their child to eat healthy foods at least quite a lot. Children whose parents who cared or encouraged ‘very much’ compared with ‘quite a lot’ were more likely have better diet quality and were less likely to be overweight. Children whose parents both cared and encouraged ‘very much’ compared with ‘quite a lot’ scored an average of 2·06 points higher on the diet quality index (β=2·06; 95 % CI 1·45, 2·66).ConclusionsHealth promotion strategies that aim for a high level of parental interest and encouragement of their children to eat healthy foods may improve diet quality and prevent overweight among children. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- CHILD nutrition
DIETARY supplements
BODY weight
FOOD quality
CHILDHOOD obesity
PREVENTION of obesity
OBESITY & psychology
PREVENTION of childhood obesity
COMPARATIVE studies
FRUIT
HEALTH attitudes
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
NUTRITIONAL assessment
PARENTING
PARENTS
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH
VEGETABLES
EVALUATION research
CROSS-sectional method
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13689800
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Public Health Nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 113550966
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980015002049