Parental feeding practice is associated with child’s body mass index in Thai school-aged children

Purpose Parental feeding practice (PFP) plays an important role in child’s eating behavior and weight status, but less information is available about its role in the Thai family setting. The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of PFP on child’s gender and body mass index (BMI). Design/methodology/approach Participants included 227 parents-child dyads from the suburban area of Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. Children aged 9-12 years and parents who were either child’s mother, father or grandfather/grandmother were enrolled in the study. Body weight, height, waist circumference and body fat were measured in all children. Eating behavior of each child was assessed by using child’s eating questionnaire. Parents also provided their feeding practices in child feeding questionnaires. Information on household food security was also obtained from children’s parents. Findings There was significant difference in eating behaviors and home environment between child’s genders. For child’s eating behavior, mean total eating scores of girls were significantly greater (p=0.002) than that of boys and that the inappropriate home environment was more found in families of boys than girls. Regarding feeding practice, parents used more food restriction (p=0.008) and monitoring on child’s eating (p=0.042) in girls than boys. Parents put more pressure to eat on the normal weight than obese children (p=0.001). Regression analysis revealed that, apart from parental BMI and household income, PFPs have a significant impact (15.6 percent explained variance) on child’s BMI. Originality/value This study highlights the importance of being aware of child’s gender and weight status when feeding practices were provided to them. Nutrition education for parents should take account for parents’ perceptions and concerns as well as the modification of feeding practices to improve children’s eating behaviors.

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Child weight and parental feeding practices: a child-responsive model

Nutrition & Food Science ◽

10.1108/nfs-08-2014-0074 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 174-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Elisabeth Lind Melbye ◽

Håvard Hansen

Keyword(s):

Weight Status ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Mediating Effects ◽

Parental Concern ◽

Content Type ◽

Parental Feeding Practices ◽

Child Weight ◽

Parental Feeding ◽

Wide Range

Purpose – The majority of previous studies on parental feeding practices have focused on the effect of controlling feeding strategies on child eating and weight (i.e. parental influence on children). The present study turns the arrow in the opposite direction, and it aims to test a child-responsive model by exploring the process in which child weight status might influence parental feeding practices, addressing potential mediating effects of parental concern for child weight (i.e. child influence on parents). Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey was performed among parents of 10- to 12-year olds (n = 963). The survey questionnaire included measures of parental feeding practices and parents’ reports of child weight and height. Stepwise regressions were performed to reveal potential mediating effects of parental concern for child weight status on the associations between child BMI and a wide range of parental feeding practices. Findings – Our results suggest a mediating effect of parental concern for child overweight on the associations between child body mass index and controlling feeding practices such as restriction for weight and health purposes and responsibility for determining child portion sizes. Originality/value – This study provides an extension of previous research on parental feeding–child weight relationship. It includes a wider spectrum of feeding variables, and integrates parental concern for both child who is overweight and child who is underweight as potential mediators of the associations between child weight and parental feeding practices. Moreover, it has its focus on preadolescent children, while previous studies have focused on infants and young children.

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Relationships Among Parental Psychological Distress, Parental Feeding Practices, Child Diet, and Child Body Mass Index

Nursing Research ◽

10.1097/nnr.0000000000000344 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 68 (4) ◽

pp. 296-306 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Myoungock Jang ◽

Debra Brandon ◽

Allison Vorderstrasse

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Body Mass ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Parental Feeding Practices ◽

Parental Feeding ◽

Child Body Mass Index

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Stability, Continuity, and Bi-Directional Associations of Parental Feeding Practices and Standardized Child Body Mass Index in Children from 2 to 12 Years of Age

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu11081751 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 1751 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Janina Eichler ◽

Ricarda Schmidt ◽

Tanja Poulain ◽

Andreas Hiemisch ◽

Wieland Kiess ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Economic Status ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Population Based ◽

Parental Feeding Practices ◽

Parental Feeding ◽

Child Body Mass Index ◽

Child Bmi

(1) Background: Parental feeding practices are related to child body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) and seem to be a consequence rather than cause of child BMI, but research so far is limited. Stability and continuity of feeding practices, probably explaining changes in food intake and child BMI, remain to be poorly examined. (2) Methods: Feeding practices (i.e., restriction, food as reward, pressure to eat, monitoring) assessed via the Child Feeding Questionnaire, child age, standardized BMI (zBMI), and socio-economic status were measured annually at multiple visits (range 2–8) in a population-based longitudinal cohort study of 1512 parents with their children aged 2 to 12 years. Stability, continuity, and bi-directionality of feeding practices and child zBMI were calculated using correlation coefficients, paired t tests, and cross-lagged panels, respectively. (3) Results: Feeding practices and child zBMI showed moderate to high stability. While continuity was high for restriction, minor temporal changes were observed for other feeding practices and child zBMI. Cross-lags indicated that child zBMI predicted restriction, pressure to eat, and monitoring, while food-rewarding predicted child zBMI only minorly. (4) Conclusions: Parents seem to adapt feeding practices to child zBMI with the exception of food-rewarding.

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Chocolate craving: does it affect eating attitude and body mass index?

Nutrition & Food Science ◽

10.1108/nfs-09-2021-0283 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Nevin Sanlier ◽

Büşra Açıkalın ◽

Elif Eroglu ◽

Fatma Kılınç ◽

Bulent Celik

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Food Addiction ◽

The Body ◽

Eating Attitude ◽

Food Cravings ◽

Content Type ◽

Lack Of Control ◽

Eat 26

Purpose Some kinds of foods, by producing an effect like addiction, may trigger overeating. This paper aims to investigate whether excessive chocolate consumption and hunger cause food addiction. Design/methodology/approach Food cravings questionnaire-trait-reduced (FCQ-T-r), food cravings questionnaire-state (FCQ-S) and eating attitude test-26 (EAT-26) scales were used. The relation between chocolate addiction, anthropometric measurements, demographic characteristics, eating behavior of the people were analyzed. The study was conducted on 864 individuals between 17 and 64 years old (men = 327, women = 537). Findings As the body mass index (BMI) of the individuals increased, chocolate craving, chocolate hunger, thought of eating chocolate, lack of control of chocolate increased. Also, significant correlations were determined with BMI, respectively, (r = 0.39; r = 0.32; r = 0.33; r = 0.29; p < 0.001). The lack of control overeating chocolate, craving for chocolate was found to be higher in female participants than in male participants. It was seen that craving for chocolate decreases (r = −0.17; p < 0.001) with increasing age; this was more apparent in male participants compared to female participants. Besides, significant correlation was found (r = 0.76, p < 0.05) between the EAT-26, the craving to eat chocolate in this study. It was seen that individual, who were excessively eager to consume chocolate, exhibited abnormal eating behavior (29.50 ± 12.09). This showed that there is a positive relation (r = 0.08, p < 0.001) between food addiction, eating attitude disorder. Originality/value Food craving increases the consumption of food, especially chocolate, sugar, with high carbohydrate content and energy. This can lead to overeating and being overweight.

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