Association between Australian-Indian mothers' controlling feeding practices and children's appetite traits

Purpose The undesirable effects of TV advertisements and general parenting responsibility propel mothers to monitor and control the eating habits of children through meal time actions and feeding practices. The purpose of this paper is to identify feeding practices used by Indian mothers through the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ) developed by Musher-Eizenman and Holub (2007) and to investigate differences in the use of feeding practices across demographic variables. Design/methodology/approach Using a cross-sectional design, a structured and pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data from 473 mothers of children aged four to 11 years from Punjab (India). Data were analysed using exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and ANOVA. Findings The present study confirms the validity and reliability of the nine-factor model through CFA with 28 items in the Indian context than original CFPQ. Further, significant differences exist in the responses of mothers for feeding practices followed with children across age and gender of child, mother’s education status and monthly family income. Practical implications Parents may understand the nature of feeding practices to mediate unhealthy food consumption habits of children. The government should formulate codes or regulations to sufficiently monitor food marketing activities directed at children. The food marketing companies should also act responsibly to protect well-being of children. Originality/value This piece of research is important as no such study (to the best of researchers’ knowledge) has already been conducted in India even though dietary patterns of children are transforming tremendously.

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An exploratory study of associations between Australian-Indian mothers' use of controlling feeding practices, concerns and perceptions of children's weight and children's picky eating

Nutrition & Dietetics ◽

10.1111/1747-0080.12046 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 71 (1) ◽

pp. 28-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Rati Jani Mehta ◽

Kimberley M. Mallan ◽

Seema Mihrshahi ◽

Subhadra Mandalika ◽

Lynne A. Daniels

Keyword(s):

Exploratory Study ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Picky Eating ◽

Indian Mothers

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Neonatal Feeding Practices of Anglo American Mothers and Asian Indian Mothers Living in the United States and India

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior ◽

10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60401-6 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 36 (6) ◽

pp. 315-319 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Srimathi Kannan ◽

Betty Ruth Carruth ◽

Jean Skinner

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Asian Indian ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

The United States ◽

Indian Mothers ◽

Anglo American

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Infant Appetite Traits and Early Infant Feeding Practices in Low-Income Hispanic Families

Current Developments in Nutrition ◽

10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_165 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 1093-1093

Author(s):

Sarvenaz Vandyousefi ◽

Mary Jo Messito ◽

Rachel Gross

Keyword(s):

Infant Feeding ◽

Low Income ◽

Fruit Juice ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Infant Feeding Practices ◽

Complementary Foods ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Early Introduction ◽

Frequency Scale ◽

Appetite Traits

Abstract Objectives This study examined the association of infant appetite traits and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), BF intensity, early introduction of complementary foods/liquids and 100% fruit juice consumption among Hispanic infants during the first year of life. Methods This study is a cross-sectional analysis of data collected from the “Starting Early Program" randomized controlled obesity prevention trial of low-income, Hispanic mother-child pairs (n = 533). Four infant appetite traits including Food Responsiveness (FR), Enjoyment of Food (EF), Satiety Responsiveness (SR), and Slowness in Eating (SE) were assessed using the Baby Eating Behavior Questionnaire. Each appetite trait was based on a 5-point Likert frequency scale. Infant feeding measures were collected using 24-hour recall methodology and survey based on the Infant Feeding Practices Study II. Linear and logistic regressions assessed the associations between appetite traits and infant feeding practices, specifically 1) EBF, 2) BF intensity (% of daily milk consumption that is breast milk), 3) early introduction to complementary foods/liquids defined as receiving prior to infant age 4 months, and 4) Any 100% fruit juice consumption at age 10 months. Results Of the 473 children with both appetite and infant feeding measures, 48% were male with mean birth weight of 3.4 kg. After adjusting for confounders, infants with higher SE scores had higher odds of EBF duration (≥3 months) (OR = 1.7, P < 0.001), and higher odds of having medium (20% ≤ score ≤ 80%) and high (>80%) BF intensity (OR = 1.8, P = 0.002; OR = 2.5, P < 0.001), compared to infants with lower SE scores. Infants with higher SE and SR were less likely to receive early complementary foods/liquids (OR = 0.59, P = 0.026; OR = 0.51, P = 0.009). Infants with higher EF were more likely to consume any 100% fruit juice at age 10 months (OR = 1.7, P = 0.047). The other appetite traits were not significantly related to infant feeding measures. Conclusions Higher SE was associated with greater EBF and BF intensity. Infants with higher SE and SR were less likely to have early introduction to complementary foods/liquids. Infants with higher EF were more likely to have juice at 10 months. Appetite traits are associated with potentially obesogenic feeding practices and may represent a target for early life infant feeding interventions. Funding Sources USDA AFRI.

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