Targeting food parenting practices to prevent early child obesity risk requires a different approach in families with a lower socioeconomic position

Abstract

September CITATIONLarsen JK, Karssen LT and van der Veek SMC ( ) Targeting food parenting practices to prevent early child obesity risk requires a di erent approach in families with a lower socioeconomic position. Front. Public Health : . doi: .

A design thinking‐led approach to develop a responsive feeding intervention for Australian families vulnerable to food insecurity: Eat, Learn, Grow

“…The intervention reflected this through quotes and short audio stories from the interview transcripts to support and contextualise the messaging provided. Using social context in interventions targeting feeding practices among families with a lower socioeconomic position was a key recommendation from Larsen et al 60 This research has demonstrated that creative and innovative approaches can meet the needs of parents with complex needs.…”

Parental practices and children's lifestyle correlates of childhood overweight/obesity in Europe: The Feel4Diabetes study

“…Childhood obesity is even more alarming, in vulnerable subpopulations (e.g., families with a low-SES) where unhealthy dietary patterns, higher levels of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour have been reported and consequently there is a higher overweight/ obesity prevalence compared to the general population. [7][8][9][10][11][12] Except from the living environment, home environment and family feeding behaviours play important role in child's eating behaviours and weight status, especially during first years of life. Family is the first and most important social context where children adopt and gradually develop eating behaviours 13 and subsequently they shape their food choices, lifestyle quality and weight status.…”

“…25 More specifically, studies among families with higher SES outnumber those among families with lower SES and most high-quality studies among parents with lower SES have investigated feeding styles instead of general parental practices, so direct comparisons are difficult to make. 9,10 To our knowledge, this study is the first to assess the association between parental practices and children's lifestyle indices with childhood overweight/obesity risk in a large sample of children 4-12 years old from the Feel4Diabetes study conducted in families from low-SES regions in Europe.…”

“…Childhood obesity is incredibly complex and reflects numerous systems that impact a child's health, such as genetics and embryonic development, environmental/societal risk factors (including socio‐economic status [SES], access to facilities/food, school policies, neighborhood safety, food insecurity) and behavioural risk factors. Childhood obesity is even more alarming, in vulnerable subpopulations (e.g., families with a low‐SES) where unhealthy dietary patterns, higher levels of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour have been reported and consequently there is a higher overweight/obesity prevalence compared to the general population 7–12 . Except from the living environment, home environment and family feeding behaviours play important role in child's eating behaviours and weight status, especially during first years of life.…”

“…Moreover, previous studies have mainly focused on the general population while there are no data available for families from low‐SES regions for chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) 25 . More specifically, studies among families with higher SES outnumber those among families with lower SES and most high‐quality studies among parents with lower SES have investigated feeding styles instead of general parental practices, so direct comparisons are difficult to make 9,10 …”