Associations between Family Meal Context and Diet Quality among Preschool-Aged Children in the Guelph Family Health Study

Wedde, Sarah; Haines, Jess; Ma, Dávid; Duncan, Alison; Darlington, Gerarda

doi:10.3148/cjdpr-2019-022

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“…The relationship between family meals and healthier eating patterns in young children has been documented (Caldwell et al 2018;Haines et al 2019;Verhage et al 2018;Wedde et al 2020). A meta-analysis found that children and adolescents who shared at least 3 family meals per week were 20% less likely to consume unhealthy foods and 24% more likely to have healthy dietary habits compared with those who shared fewer than 3 family meals weekly (Hammons and Fiese 2011).…”

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Responsive feeding values and practices among families across the Canadian Maritime provinces

Rossiter

Richard

Whitfield

et al. 2022

Appl. Physiol. Nutr. Metab.

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Children benefit from responsive feeding practices where their internal signals of hunger and satiety are valued and met with prompt, emotionally supportive, and developmentally appropriate responses. Using an online survey, this study describes responsive feeding values and practices among parents of young children (0–5 years) (n = 1039) across 3 Canadian Maritime provinces. Independent-samples t-tests and 1-way ANOVA were performed to determine the differences in survey questions related to the responsive feeding practices and values. First-time parents and parents with younger children report implementing more consistently some of the challenging responsive feeding practices, such as avoiding pressuring their children to eat, compared with parents with multiple children and parents with children ages 3–5 years. Parents often have well-intended reasons to encourage their children to eat; however, these can coincide with non-responsive practices with food such as pressuring, rewarding, and restriction. These coercive practices may be ineffective and counterproductive as they reinforce reasons to eat unrelated to appetite and self-regulation. Preschool and early feeding interventions that support parents in understanding normal child development, including typical eating behaviours and self-regulation, could help to equip them for challenging feeding experiences and encourage long-term responsive feeding practices. Novelty: First-time parents and parents with younger children report more consistently avoiding pressuring their children to eat, compared with parents with multiple children and parents with children ages 3–5 years. Parents often have well-intended reasons to encourage their children to eat; however, these can coincide with non-responsive practices such as pressuring, rewarding, and restriction.

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Responsive feeding values and practices among families across the Canadian Maritime provinces

Rossiter

Richard

Whitfield

et al. 2022

Appl. Physiol. Nutr. Metab.

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“…The home food environment characteristics evaluated were meals per week the family ate together and days each week family meals were eaten in circumstances associated with healthier meals (dining table) or less healthy meals (car, fast food restaurant, in front of the television) [ 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 ]. Household availability of fruits/vegetables and sugar-sweetened beverages was assessed using food frequency questionnaires that determine servings available daily per person in the household [ 24 ].…”

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A Comparison of Maternal Health Status and Weight-Related Cognitions, Behaviors, and Home Environments by Race/Ethnicity

2020

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This cross-sectional study compared weight-related cognitions, behaviors, and home environments of 568 mothers of young children (ages 2 to <9 years) by racial/ethnic group. Maternal health status was good and did not differ by race/ethnicity. Mothers were somewhat confident in their ability to promote healthy physical activity and eating behaviors in their children, with White and Asian mothers having greater confidence than Hispanic mothers. Mothers had low physical activity, with Hispanic mothers getting more sedentary screentime than White and Asian mothers. Mothers’ dietary intake did not differ. Modeling of healthful behaviors was more frequent in White than Hispanic mothers. Asian mothers tended to use non-recommended feeding patterns more than White, Hispanic, and Black mothers. Children’s physical activity and screentime did not differ by race/ethnicity. Asian children tended to drink less sugar-sweetened beverages and more milk than counterparts. All reported frequent family meals, with Hispanic mothers reporting more family meals eaten in less healthful locations. Household food environments did not differ. However, White mothers reported greater access to physical activity space and supports than Hispanic mothers. Race/ethnicity may link with maternal weight-related cognitions, behaviors, and home environments and thus can help inform the development of interventions tailored by race/ethnicity.

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“…Watching TV during mealtimes is associated with sub-optimal dietary intakes [23]. For example, in young children, mealtime TV use has been associated with higher intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages, and energy-dense, nutrient-poor discretionary foods [24,25]; lower intakes of fruit [26] and vegetables [26][27][28]; and lower overall diet quality [24,29,30]. Two separate systematic reviews assessing mealtime TV use and dietary outcomes have found that meals with the TV on were inversely associated with the quality of children's diets, from age 1-18 years [20,23].…”

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Mealtime TV Use Is Associated with Higher Discretionary Food Intakes in Young Australian Children: A Two-Year Prospective Study

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Background: Mealtime television use has been cross-sectionally associated with suboptimal diets in children. This study aimed to assess the two-year prospective association between baseline mealtime television use and subsequent diets in young children, and identify socioeconomic differences. Methods: Parents reported their child’s television use at meals, and fruit, vegetable, and discretionary food intakes. Multivariable linear and logistic regression analyses assessed the association between baseline mealtime television use and follow-up diet outcomes. Differences were assessed by socioeconomic position. Results: Participants were 352 Australian parents of children aged six months to six years. Daily mealtime television use (average frequency/day) was associated with higher daily frequency of discretionary food intakes (β 0.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.07–0.67) at the 2-year follow-up. Individually, television use during breakfast and dinner (1–2 days/week compared to never) predicted higher daily intake frequency of discretionary food, β 0.36 (95% CI 0.12–0.60) and β 0.19 (95% CI 0.00–0.39), respectively. Similarly, 3–7 days/week of television use during breakfast and lunch predicted higher frequency of discretionary food intake, β 0.18 (95% CI 0.02–0.37) and β 0.31 (95% CI 0.07–0.55), respectively. Associations were not socioeconomically patterned. Conclusions: Investigating mealtime television use motivators across the socioeconomic spectrum could inform interventions targeting the high consumption of discretionary foods in children.

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Associations between Family Meal Context and Diet Quality among Preschool-Aged Children in the Guelph Family Health Study

Cited by 4 publications

References 32 publications

Responsive feeding values and practices among families across the Canadian Maritime provinces

Responsive feeding values and practices among families across the Canadian Maritime provinces

A Comparison of Maternal Health Status and Weight-Related Cognitions, Behaviors, and Home Environments by Race/Ethnicity

Mealtime TV Use Is Associated with Higher Discretionary Food Intakes in Young Australian Children: A Two-Year Prospective Study

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