Association between maternal nonresponsive feeding practice and child’s eating behavior and weight status: children aged 1 to 6 years

Shi, Chunmei; Li, Nan; Dong, Jing; Wang, Li; Li, Xiling; Ji, Chenbo; Wang, Xinyun; Chi, Xia; Guo, Xirong; Tong, Meiling; Zhang, Min

doi:10.1007/s00431-017-3007-8

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“…Children and adolescents who were breastfed for a shorter duration and those who were more physically active tended to prefer nuts/dried fruits/vegetables and drink artificially sweetened beverages. Our results add to the evidence that maternal feeding practices [41], food choice motives [42] and parents' characteristics, especially fathers' smoking status, play a crucial role in shaping food preference and consumption habit as well as healthy eating behaviors among children and adolescents in China.…”

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confidence: 64%

Association between Food Preferences, Eating Behaviors and Socio-Demographic Factors, Physical Activity among Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Qiu

Huang

2020

Nutrients

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The prevalence of overweight and obesity is a serious health issue among children and adolescents worldwide. This study aimed to investigate factors influencing weight status-associated food preferences and eating behaviors. A cross-sectional study was conducted to collect data from 2578 pairs of Chinese children and parents in five cities from December 2018 to March 2019. There was an increase in consumptions of processed seafood, nuts and dried fruit/vegetables, and fruit/vegetable juice, but a reduction of consuming puffed and processed meat products, sugar/artificially sweetened beverages and milk tea, and picky eating. These food preferences differentiate between sexes. Picky eating behavior was greatly presented in children of lower educated mothers or heavy-smoking fathers. Children of the lower educated fathers consumed less processed seafood and dairy products, and those of the heavy-smoking fathers consumed more puffed products, but less fruit/vegetable juice, and had greater snack preference. The father’s body mass index(BMI)status was also positively associated with unhealthy behaviors. Those who exercised daily longer showed better eating behaviors, and picky eating and fast-food lovers likely occurred in higher-income families. Our study provides an insight into that fathers being educated for health-conscious advice and physical activity may be the potential strategies to foster their children’s healthy eating patterns. Their efficacy needs to be further investigated.

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confidence: 64%

Association between Food Preferences, Eating Behaviors and Socio-Demographic Factors, Physical Activity among Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Qiu

Huang

2020

Nutrients

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“…Among these risk factors, caregivers’ feeding practices have been shown to play an important role [ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ]. There are two types of feeding practices: non-responsive and responsive feeding [ 12 , 13 , 14 ]. Non-responsive feeding practices (also known as coercive control), such as forcing to eat, restricting food, and using food as a reward [ 15 ], have been widely studied and raised crucial concerns owing to their close links with childhood obesity [ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 16 ].…”

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The Relationships between Caregivers’ Concern about Child Weight and Their Non-Responsive Feeding Practices: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Background: It is unclear whether caregivers’ concern about child weight impacts their non-responsive feeding practices. This systematic review aimed to examine their relationships. Methods: A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science core collection, CINAHL and grey literature was conducted from inception to March 2022, following PRISMA guidelines. Data synthesis was performed using a semi-quantitative approach and a meta-analysis. Results: A total of 35 studies with 22,933 respondents were included in the review for semi-quantitative analyses. Thirty-four studies examined 52 associations between concern about child weight and restriction with 40 statistically significant associations being observed. A total of 34 relationships between concern about child weight and pressure to eat were investigated, with 12 being statistically significant. The pooled regression coefficients (β) demonstrated that caregivers’ concern about child overweight was positively associated with restriction (β = 0.22; 95%CI: 0.12, 0.31), negatively associated with use of food as a reward (β = −0.06; 95%CI: −0.11, −0.01), and not statistically associated with pressure to eat (β = −0.05; 95%CI: −0.13, 0.04). The pooled odds ratios (ORs) indicated that caregivers who were concerned about child overweight were found to use restrictive feeding more often (OR = 2.34; 95%CI: 1.69, 3.23), while less frequently adopting pressure to eat (OR = 0.76; 95%CI: 0.59, 0.98) compared with those without concerns. The results also showed that caregivers who were concerned about child underweight were more likely to force their children to eat (OR = 1.83; 95%CI: 1.44, 2.33) than those without concerns. Conclusion: Caregivers’ concern about child weight may be an important risk factor for non-responsive feeding practices. Thus, interventions are needed to focus on managing and relieving caregivers’ excessive concern about child weight, especially overweight, which may optimize feeding practices and subsequently contribute to child health.

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“…Besides nutritional knowledge, other factors affect the nutritional status of children. Moreover, the level of parents' education has been proven to affect children's weight [7,[12][13][14]. Several studies showed the effectiveness of parental nutritional education in improving their children's health [15][16][17].…”

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The Influence of Parents’ Nutritional Education Program on Their Infants’ Metabolic Health

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Dobrzyńska

et al. 2022

Nutrients

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Childhood obesity is considered an epidemic in both developing and developed countries. Children obesity plays a vital role in children’s development and has a profound impact on their health in adult life. Although the etiology of obesity is multifactorial, it can be prevented. According to research, feeding practices, developing eating habits, and parenting styles are of primary importance. Despite the widespread access to information on children’s nutrition, parents still make many mistakes preparing their meals. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of parents’ nutritional education on children’s selected anthropometric-metabolic parameters during their first year of life. The study comprised a group of parents of 203 Polish infants. Their parents were randomly assigned to one of two groups: the intervention group received intensive mobile nutritional education for a year, while the control group received no intervention. Blood tests and anthropometric measures were performed on both groups at the beginning of the study and one year later. Our study showed that parental nutritional education influences, among others. the BMI Z-score (the difference between the groups was 1.039) and the TG/HDL ratio (p < 0.001) in children. The final results of our study showed that proper nutritional education could improve children’s nutritional status at the population level.

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Association between maternal nonresponsive feeding practice and child’s eating behavior and weight status: children aged 1 to 6 years

Cited by 13 publications

References 28 publications

Association between Food Preferences, Eating Behaviors and Socio-Demographic Factors, Physical Activity among Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Association between Food Preferences, Eating Behaviors and Socio-Demographic Factors, Physical Activity among Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

The Relationships between Caregivers’ Concern about Child Weight and Their Non-Responsive Feeding Practices: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The Influence of Parents’ Nutritional Education Program on Their Infants’ Metabolic Health

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