178. Family and Home Food Environments of Ethnically/Racially Diverse Adolescents in Minnesota: Disparities and Linkages to Dietary Intake and Weight Status

Abstract Objectives The primary aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine if the physical home food environment (availability of foods and beverages in the home) differed by maternal weight status using an open home food inventory. Methods Each weight status group (normal weight, overweight, obese, post-bariatric surgery) included eight mothers for a total of 32 mothers (41.5 ± 5.7 years old, 65.6% white) with a child 6–12 years old (9.2 ± 2.3 years old, 65.6% white). An open home food inventory was conducted by research personnel to record all food and beverage items in each home food environment. The item name/brand, size, and quantity was recorded. For each household, all items were entered into Nutrition Data Systems for Research (NDS-R) to determine total energy (kcals) and servings of fruits, vegetables, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), and snacks available in the home. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze demographic characteristics between groups. A one-way ANOVA was used to analyze differences between groups for the following dependent variables: calories, servings of fruits, servings of vegetables, servings of snacks, and servings of SSBs. If there were significant differences post-hoc analyses were conducted. Results Households had an average of 4.5 ± 1.4 members, and the majority (40.6%) reported an annual income of $100,000 or more. There was a significant difference for SSBs (F (3,28) = 4.06; P = 0.016) in the home food environment with mothers in the post-bariatric group having significantly fewer servings of SSBs available in the home compared to mothers in the obese group (post-bariatric: 35.3 ± 37.3 servings; obese: 158.5 ± 105.7 servings; P = 0.013 ). Total energy (P = 0.27), servings of fruit (P = 0.11), servings of vegetables (0.17), and servings of snacks (P = 0.42) did not significantly differ between households. Conclusions Given the recommendation to eliminate SSBs following bariatric surgery these data support that this change is being made within the home food environment of mothers who received bariatric surgery as compared to mothers with obesity. Limited differences between physical home food environments may warrant consideration of additional environmental and behavioral factors associated with weight outcomes. Funding Sources S. Robson start-up funds (University of Delaware); I. Kahete was supported by The Delaware INBRE program.

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Neighbourhood food environments: are they associated with adolescent dietary intake, food purchases and weight status?

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980010001564 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 1757-1763 ◽

Cited By ~ 144

Author(s):

Melissa N Laska ◽

Mary O Hearst ◽

Ann Forsyth ◽

Keryn E Pasch ◽

Leslie Lytle

Keyword(s):

Dietary Intake ◽

Fast Food ◽

Weight Status ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Metropolitan Region ◽

Grocery Stores ◽

Convenience Store ◽

Food Environments ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Percentage Body Fat

AbstractObjectiveTo examine neighbourhood food environments, adolescent nutrition and weight status.DesignCross-sectional, observational study.SettingMinneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan region, Minnesota, USA.SubjectsA total of 349 adolescents were recruited to the study. Participants completed 24 h dietary recalls and had their weight and height measured. They also reported demographic information and other diet-related behaviours. Geographic Information Systems were used to examine the availability and proximity of food outlets, particularly those captured within the 800, 1600 and/or 3000 m network buffers around participants’ homes and schools.ResultsAdjusting for gender, age and socio-economic status, adolescents’ sugar-sweetened beverage intake was associated with residential proximity to restaurants (including fast food), convenience stores, grocery stores and other retail facilities within the 800 and/or 1600 m residential buffers (P ≤ 0·01). BMI Z-score and percentage body fat were positively associated with the presence of a convenience store within a 1600 m buffer. Other individual-level factors, such as energy, fruit and vegetable intake, as well as convenience store and fast food purchasing, were not significantly associated with features of the residential neighbourhood food environment in adjusted models. In addition, school neighbourhood environments yielded few associations with adolescent outcomes.ConclusionsMany factors are likely to have an important role in influencing adolescent dietary intake and weight status. Interventions aimed at increasing neighbourhood access to healthy foods, as well as other approaches, are needed.

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Home Food Environment Associations with Children's Dietary Intake and Weight Status

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics ◽

10.1016/j.jand.2013.06.082 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 113 (9) ◽

pp. A27

Author(s):

S.C. Couch ◽

C. Zhou ◽

K. Glanz ◽

J.F. Sallis ◽

B.E. Saelens

Keyword(s):

Dietary Intake ◽

Food Environment ◽

Weight Status ◽

Home Food Environment ◽

Home Food

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Associations of home food availability, dietary intake, screen time and physical activity with BMI in young American-Indian children

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s136898001200033x ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 146-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Chrisa Arcan ◽

Peter J Hannan ◽

Jayne A Fulkerson ◽

John H Himes ◽

Bonnie Holy Rock ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Environmental Factors ◽

Dietary Intake ◽

American Indian ◽

Food Availability ◽

Weight Status ◽

Multivariable Analysis ◽

Indian Children ◽

Home Food ◽

Home Food Availability

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate associations between home environmental factors and BMI of young American-Indian children.DesignCross-sectional and prospective study.SettingSchool-based obesity prevention trial (Bright Start) on a Northern Plains Indian reservation in South Dakota. Mixed model multivariable analysis was used to examine associations between child BMI categories (normal, overweight and obese) and home food availability, children's dietary intake and physical activity. Analyses were adjusted for age, gender, socio-economic status, parent BMI and school; prospective analyses also adjusted for study condition and baseline predictor and outcome variables.SubjectsKindergarten children (n 424, 51 % male; mean age = 5·8 years, 30 % overweight/obese) and parents/caregivers (89 % female; 86 % overweight/obese) had their height and weight measured and parents/caregivers completed surveys on home environmental factors (baseline and 2 years later).ResultsHigher fast-food intake and parent-perceived barriers to physical activity were marginally associated with higher probabilities of a child being overweight and obese. Vegetable availability was marginally associated with lower probabilities of being overweight and obese. The associations between home environmental factors and child weight status at follow-up were not significant.ConclusionsFindings indicate that selected aspects of the home environment are associated with weight status of American-Indian children. Obesity interventions with this population should consider helping parents to engage and model healthful behaviours and to increase availability of healthful foods at home.

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