Correlation between Children's eating behaviors and caregivers' feeding behaviors among preschool children in China

Yuan, Jing; Zhou, Lu; Xu, Tong; Zhang, Hao; Zhang, Yuhai; Yu, Lili; Jiang, Xun; Shang, Lei

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2019.03.022

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“…It is also possible that maternal concern is more strongly related to other feeding strategies that Chinese mothers use but cannot be captured by C-CFQ (e.g. encouraging healthy eating) (67,68) .…”

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Maternal perception of child weight and concern about child overweight mediates the relationship between child weight and feeding practices

Wang

Zhu

Cheng³

et al. 2022

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To examine the mediating effects of maternal perception of child weight (weight perception) and concern about overweight (weight concern) on the paths between child weight and maternal feeding practices. Setting: Pudong District, Shanghai, China. Participants: A convenience sample of 1164 mothers who were primary caregivers of preschool children. Results: Sixty percent of the mothers perceived their overweight/obese children as normal weight or even underweight. The disagreement between actual child weight and maternal weight perception was statistically significant (Kappa = 0.212, P < 0.001). Structural equation modeling (SEM) indicated that weight perception fully mediated the relationship between child BMI Z-scores and pressure to eat. Weight concern fully mediated the relationships between child BMI Z-scores and the other three feeding practices. The serial mediating effects of weight perception and concern were statistically significant for the paths between child BMI Z-score and monitoring (β = 0.035, P < 0.001), restriction (β = 0.022, P < 0.001), and food as a reward (β = -0.017, P < 0.05). Conclusion: Child weight may influence maternal feeding practices through weight perception and concern. Thus, interventions are needed to increase the accuracy of weight perception, which may influence several maternal feeding practices and thereby contribute to child health.

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Maternal perception of child weight and concern about child overweight mediates the relationship between child weight and feeding practices

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Cheng³

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“…There is a new sort of consumer, mostly women with children, for whom shopping has to be an easy process [ 17 ]. The presence of children in a family influences and is influenced by the parents’ eating habits [ 113 ]. Likewise, several studies have pointed out that the greater or lesser ease of access to food products significantly affected their intake by children [ 114 , 115 ].…”

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The Organic Food Choice Pattern: Are Organic Consumers Becoming More Alike?

Nunes

Madureira

Veiga

2021

Foods

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There is no doubt that the search for organic products is already more than a trend; it is an indisputable reality. More and more people are opting for a healthier lifestyle that starts with food, which has awakened a growing interest in understanding the reasons for these purchases. The motivational attributes of consumers’ decisions regarding the consumption of organic products are the main aim of this study. The survey included 250 respondents that filled a questionnaire by email and by personal interviews. We used a non-probabilistic sampling method, namely convenience sampling and the best–worst scaling method to analyze 10 attributes of organic purchasing decisions. Then, we studied the impact of the classification variables age, gender, academic level, place of residence, children under 18 living at home, and place of purchase of organic products on the attributes. Applying a chi-square test, we only obtained statistically significant differences for children under 18 living at home and the certification warranty (p = 0.011). The results show the dominance of credence attributes and egoistic motivations on organic consumption and may indicate a path towards the standardization of the organic consumer profile. This study emphasized that we may be facing a new organic consumer, for whom health-related factors are not just significant but overwhelming as well.

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“…The feeding styles of caregivers and choice of CF method may influence the complex process of eating behavior [ 26 , 27 ]. Caregivers’ encouragement of healthy eating and the responsibility and supervision of feeding was associated with reasonable children’s eating behaviors, especially low children’s emotional eating, infrequent satiety responsiveness, and food fussiness behaviors [ 27 ]. The authoritative style of parenting has a significant negative direct effect on children’s including emotional overeating and food fussiness [ 28 ].…”

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Complementary feeding methods in the first year of life: a study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Nunes

Führ

Belin

et al. 2021

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Background The traditional spoon-feeding approach to introduction of solid foods during the complementary feeding period is supported by consensus in the scientific literature. However, a method called Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS) has been proposed as an alternative, allowing infants to self-feed with no adult interference. To date, there have been no trials in the Brazilian population to evaluate the effectiveness of BLISS in comparison to the traditional approach. Methods/design To evaluate and compare three different complementary feeding methods. Data on 144 mother-child pairs will be randomized into intervention groups by methods: (A) strict Parent-Led Weaning; (B) strict Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS; and (C) a mixed method. Prospective participants from Porto Alegre, Brazil, and nearby cities will be recruited through the Internet. The interventions will be performed by nutritionists and speech therapists, at 5.5 months of age of the child, at a private nutrition office equipped with a test kitchen where meals will be prepared according to the randomized method. The pairs will be followed up at 7, 9, and 12 months of age. Data will be collected through questionnaires designed especially for this study, which will include a 24h child food recall, questionnaires on the child’s and parents’ eating behavior, oral habits, eating difficulties, and choking prevalence. At 12 months of age, children will undergo blood collection to measure hemoglobin, ferritin, and C-reactive protein, saliva collection for analysis of genetic polymorphisms, and oral examination. Anthropometric parameters (child and maternal) will be measured at the baseline intervention, at a 9 month home visit, and at the end-of-study visit at the hospital. The primary outcome will be child growth and nutritional status z-scores at 12 months; secondary outcomes will include iron status, feeding behavior, acceptability of the methods, dietary variety, choking, eating behaviors, food preferences, acceptance of bitter and sweet flavors, suction, oral habits, oral hygiene behavior, dental caries, gingival health status, and functional constipation. Discussion The trial intends to ascertain whether there are potential advantages to the BLISS complementary feeding method in this specific population, generating data to support families and healthcare providers. Trial registration Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (ReBEC): RBR- 229scm number U1111-1226-9516. Registered on September 24, 2019.

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Correlation between Children's eating behaviors and caregivers' feeding behaviors among preschool children in China

Cited by 19 publications

References 21 publications

Maternal perception of child weight and concern about child overweight mediates the relationship between child weight and feeding practices

Maternal perception of child weight and concern about child overweight mediates the relationship between child weight and feeding practices

The Organic Food Choice Pattern: Are Organic Consumers Becoming More Alike?

Complementary feeding methods in the first year of life: a study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

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