Relationship of child-feeding practices to overweight in low-income Mexican-American preschool-aged children

2004 ◽  
Vol 104 (7) ◽  
pp. 1110-1119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo R. Melgar-Quiñonez ◽  
Lucia L. Kaiser
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Child Feeding Practices ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

scholarly journals Food Resource Management Skills Modify the Associations Between Household Food Insecurity and Child Feeding Practices in SNAP-Ed Eligible Head Start Families

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 251-251
Author(s):  
Muzi Na ◽  
Lamis Jomaa ◽  
Sally Eagleton ◽  
Jennifer Savage
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Head Start ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Food Resource ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Child Feeding Practices

Abstract Objectives To explore how food security (FS) and food resource management (FRM), strategies to stretch limited food resource dollars, are associated with child feeding practices in low-income preschoolers. Methods In a cross-sectional sample of 364 Head Start households, caregivers completed the 18-item FS module, 6-item FRM behavior subscale, Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (e.g., monitoring, restriction, food as reward), and Perceived Stress scale. Households were categorized into four food environment subgroups: FS/good FRM, FS/poor FRM, food insecure/good FRM, and food insecure/poor FRM. Multivariable linear regressions were applied to examine if feeding practices differed across FS-FRM categories, adjusting for demographic and socio-economic covariates that differed significantly by FS-FRM subgroups (race, SNAP participation, parent BMI status). For all models, FS/good FRM was the referent. Lastly, we explored the effect of adding perceived stress to the model. on feeding practices. Results 37% of households were food insecure. The use of parent monitoring, modeling, involvement, and food as reward were significantly different by FS-FRM subgroups (all p-values <0.02). After adjusting for covariates, the FS/poor FRM group used less monitoring (–0.48, 95% CI: –0.71, –0.24), modeling (–0.42, 95CI: –0.66, –0.18), and involvement in feeding (–0.56, 95% CI: –0.80, –0.31). A similar pattern emerged for the food insecure/poor FRM group compared to referent. The use of food as reward was higher in the FS/poor FRM (0.29, 95CI: 0.03, 0.55), food insecure/good FRM (0.39, 95CI: 0.09, 0.70) and food insecure/poor FRM groups (0.33, 95% CI: 0.03, 0.64). These differences observed in feeding practices became insignificant in all but one food insecure subgroup once perceived stress was added to the model. Conclusions Suboptimal child feeding is evident in low-income caregivers with poor FRM skills with or without food insecurity. Promoting FRM skills in addition to addressing FI and stress could potentially synergistically improve child feeding practices in low-income households. Funding Sources This study was funded by USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through the PA Department of Human Services (DHS). This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

scholarly journals Child feeding practices and household food insecurity among low-income mothers in Buenos Aires, Argentina

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 661-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cristina Lindsay ◽  
Mabel Ferarro ◽  
Alejandra Franchello ◽  
Raul de La Barrera ◽  
Marcia Maria Tavares Machado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Maternal Employment ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Child Feeding Practices ◽  
Low Income Mothers

This qualitative study of low-income mothers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, examines the influence of socio-economic conditions, organizational structures, family relationships, and food insecurity on child feeding practices and weight status. Thirty-eight mothers of preschool children living in urban Buenos Aires participated in four focus group discussions. The results indicated that many mothers were aware that obesity may be detrimental to the child's health, but most of them are unclear about the specific consequences. Maternal employment, family pressures, food insecurity and financial worries seem to influence child feeding practices. These findings have important implications for developing strategies for nutritional assistance that could benefit the health of children and provide opportunities for educational programs that are directed to nutritional awareness in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The right to eat regularly and properly is an obligation of the State and must be implemented taking into account the notion of food sovereignty and respecting the importance of preserving the culture and eating habits of a country and its diverse population groups

scholarly journals Low-income mothers' feeding goals predict observed home mealtime and child feeding practices

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 934-940 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Pesch ◽  
A. L. Miller ◽  
D. P. Appugliese ◽  
N. Kaciroti ◽  
K. L. Rosenblum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Child Feeding Practices ◽  
Low Income Mothers

scholarly journals A Guided Goal Setting Intervention Improves Child Feeding Practices of Low-Income Parents

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. S107
Author(s):  
Mical K. Shilts ◽  
Stephanie L. Sitnick ◽  
Lenna Ontai ◽  
Marilyn S. Townsend
Keyword(s):  
Goal Setting ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Child Feeding Practices

BRAZILIAN MOTHERS’ BELIEFS, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES RELATED TO CHILD WEIGHT STATUS AND EARLY FEEDING WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF NUTRITION TRANSITION

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANA CRISTINA LINDSAY ◽  
MARCIA TAVARES MACHADO ◽  
KATARINA M. SUSSNER ◽  
CARY K. HARDWICK ◽  
LIGIA REGINA FRANCO SANSIGOLO KERR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Nutrition Transition ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Food Assistance ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Child Weight ◽  
North East ◽  
Child Feeding Practices

SummarySummary. With the rapid pace of the nutrition transition worldwide, understanding influences of child feeding practices within a context characterized by the co-existence of overweight and undernutrition in the same population has increasing importance. This qualitative study describes Brazilian mothers’ child feeding practices and their perceptions of their association with child weight status and explores the role of socioeconomic, cultural and organizational factors on these relationships. Forty-one women enrolled in the Family Health/Community Health Workers Programme were selected from rural, urban, coastal and indigenous areas in Ceara State, north-east Brazil, to participate in four focus group discussions. Content analysis identified fourteen emergent themes showing mothers’ child feeding practices in this setting were influenced by economic resources, mothers’ immediate social support networks (e.g. neighbours and family members) and participation in nutrition assistance programmes. Child malnutrition was the most common nutritional concern; nevertheless, mothers were aware of the negative health consequences of obesity but misunderstood its causes (e.g. foods filled with fat would make a person fat; others thought that birth control pills and stimulants given to children were causes of obesity); several reported their own struggles with overweight. Food assistance programmes emerged as an important influence on children’s dietary adequacy, especially among mothers describing dire economic situations. The findings have implications for targeting food assistance as well as health and nutrition education strategies in low-income families undergoing the nutrition transition in north-east Brazil.

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