How do parents' child-feeding behaviours influence child weight? Implications for childhood obesity policy

Clark, Heather; Goyder, Elizabeth; Bissell, Paul; Blank, Lindsay; Peters, Jean

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“…Moreover, dieting behaviour and strict food restrictions have been associated with overweight in children and adolescents in other studies (39)(40)(41) . The present results emphasise the importance of focusing on parents' health concerns, rather than their weight concerns, when promoting healthy eating by children.…”

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Association between parental motives for food choice and eating patterns of 12- to 13-year-old Norwegian children

Oellingrath

Hersleth

Svendsen

2012

Public Health Nutr.

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Association between parental motives for food choice and eating patterns of 12- to 13-year-old Norwegian children

Oellingrath

Hersleth

Svendsen

2012

Public Health Nutr.

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“…As with restriction, we examined whether within-family differences in these traits were associated with differential child weight status and COMPX%. Previous research has linked pressure to eat prompts with reduced child weight status, 24,25 but associations with monitoring generally have not been found.…”

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Differential Maternal Feeding Practices, Eating Self-Regulation, and Adiposity in Young Twins

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OBJECTIVE: Restrictive feeding is associated with childhood obesity; however, this could be due to other factors that drive children to overeat and parents to restrict (eg, child genetics). Using a twin design to better control for confounders, we tested differences in restrictive feeding within families in relation to differences in twins’ self-regulatory eating and weight status. METHODS: Sixty-four same-gender twin pairs (4–7 years old) were studied with their mothers. Child caloric compensation ability (COMPX% index) was assessed by using a laboratory-based protocol. The Child Feeding Questionnaire assessed mothers’ self-reported feeding styles toward each twin. Child BMI (kg/m2) and BMI z score were calculated by using measured weight and height; percent body fat and waist circumference were also assessed. Partial correlations examined within-twin pair differences in Child Feeding Questionnaire subscales in relation to within-twin pair differences in anthropometry and caloric compensation (COMPX%). RESULTS: Differences in maternal restriction were significantly associated with within-pair differences in child COMPX% and BMI z score. Mothers reported more restriction toward the heavier and more poorly compensating twin. Additionally, within-pair differences in parental pressure to eat were associated with significant differences in BMI z score, percent body fat, and waist circumference. Mothers were more pressuring toward the lighter twin. CONCLUSIONS: Mothers vary in their feeding practices, even among same-gender twin pairs, which might influence differences in adiposity. Future research needs to elucidate cause-and-effect and intervention implications regarding parental restriction and pressure-to-eat prompts.

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“…2 In an attempt to reduce or maintain children's weight, or to promote consumption of healthy foods, parents may use controlling feeding practices such as restriction and pressure to eat. While moderate guidance and control of the child's food environment is necessary to facilitate healthy weight and eating, excessive control may be detrimental to healthy weight and eating outcomes.…”

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Cultural differences in parental feeding practices and children’s eating behaviours and their relationships with child BMI: a comparison of Black Afro-Caribbean, White British and White German samples

Blissett

Bennett

2012

Eur J Clin Nutr

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Cultural differences in parental feeding practices and children's eating behaviours and their relationships with child BMI: a comparison of Black Afro-Caribbean, White British and White German samples J Blissett and C Bennett BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Childhood obesity rates differ between cultural groups in Europe. Parents influence their children's weight status and eating behaviours through feeding practices. We investigated cultural differences in feeding practices and eating behaviours and their relation to child weight in three groups that differed in cultural background and geographical location. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Fifty-two White German (WG) families, in Germany (44 mothers, mean age 33.8 years), 79 White British (WB) families, in the UK (74 mothers, mean age 37.8) and 40 Black Afro-Caribbean (BAC) families, in the UK (34 mothers, mean age 31.8) participated in this study of 2-12-year-old children. Parents completed questionnaires assessing feeding practices and eating behaviours; children were measured and weighed by experimenters. RESULTS: MANCOVAs indicated that BAC parents used the highest levels of restrictive feeding practices and the lowest levels of monitoring, and their children showed the highest levels of food-approach behaviours. WG parents used the lowest levels of pressure to eat. Partial correlations showed that food-approach behaviours were correlated with child BMI in BAC and WG families but not in WB families. Parental restriction was associated with child Body Mass Index (BMI) in BAC families only. CONCLUSIONS: There are both similarities and differences in feeding practices and eating behaviours and their relationships with child weight in different cultural groups. Findings highlight the importance of being aware of cultural differences when carrying out research with multi-cultural samples in Europe.

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How do parents' child-feeding behaviours influence child weight? Implications for childhood obesity policy

Cited by 336 publications

References 38 publications

Association between parental motives for food choice and eating patterns of 12- to 13-year-old Norwegian children

Association between parental motives for food choice and eating patterns of 12- to 13-year-old Norwegian children

Differential Maternal Feeding Practices, Eating Self-Regulation, and Adiposity in Young Twins

Cultural differences in parental feeding practices and children’s eating behaviours and their relationships with child BMI: a comparison of Black Afro-Caribbean, White British and White German samples

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