Patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks among parent-child dyads

Abstract Background: Children’s food preference and intake patterns are affected by parental child feeding practices. The objective was to determine patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks (JS) and investigate their associations with demographic characteristics and dietary intake in a large cohort of parents and their children (12-17 years).Methods: Dyadic survey data from the cross-sectional, internet-based Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating Study, conducted in 2014, were analyzed using latent class analysis to identify patterns of use for six JS parenting practices – negative emotions, restriction, monitoring, availability, modeling, and child involvement – based on both parent and child report. Model covariates included self-reported parent sex, body mass index, added sugars intake, and legitimacy of parental authority; and self-reported child age, sex, body mass index percentile, added sugars intake, and legitimacy of parental authority. Results: Based on 1,657 parent-child dyads, five parenting practice patterns were identified – Complete Influencers (28%; reference class), Indifferent Influencers (21%), Negative Influencers (20%), Minimal Influencers (18%), and Disagreeing Influencers (13%). Compared to older child dyads, younger child dyads were less likely to belong to Indifferent and Minimal Influencers (79% and 63% lower odds, respectively). Greater parent added sugars intake increased the odds of belonging to Indifferent and Negative Influencers (4% and 5% higher for every teaspoon increase, respectively) while greater child added sugars intake decreased the odds of belonging to Minimal Influencers (6% lower for every teaspoon increase). Compared to dyads with high agreement, dyads with low parental and child agreement with legitimacy of parental authority regarding JS were 2 to 26 times as likely to belong to one of the other four classes. Conclusions: The study findings suggest that parents utilize distinct patterns of feeding practices regarding JS ranging from use of many practices, use of some practices, to low use of any practice, with differential associations with parent and child intakes of added sugars. Counseling or intervening with parents to use a mix of structure practices to positively influence their child’s and possibly their own intake of sugary snacks and drinks may prove more efficacious than use of coercive control practices.

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Patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks among parent-child dyads

10.21203/rs.3.rs-21160/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jessica Thomson ◽

Erin Hennessy ◽

Alicia Landry ◽

Melissa Goodman

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Latent Class ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Parental Authority ◽

Junk Food ◽

Added Sugars ◽

Sugary Drinks ◽

Parent Child

Abstract Background: Children’s food preference and intake patterns are affected by parental child feeding practices. The objective of this study was to determine patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks (JS) and to investigate their associations with demographic characteristics and dietary intake in a large cohort of parents and their children (12-17 years). Methods: Dyadic survey data from the cross-sectional, internet-based Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating Study, conducted in 2014, were analyzed using latent class analysis to identify patterns of use for six JS parenting practices – negative emotions, restriction, monitoring, availability, modeling, and child involvement – based on both parent and child report. Model covariates included self-reported parent sex, body mass index, added sugars intake, and legitimacy of parental authority; and self-reported child age, sex, body mass index percentile, added sugars intake, and legitimacy of parental authority. Results: Based on 1,657 parent-child dyads, five latent classes were identified – Complete Influencers (28%), Indifferent Influencers (21%), Negative Influencers (20%), Minimal Influencers (18%), and Disagreeing Influencers (13%). Compared to older child dyads, younger child dyads had 79% and 63% lower odds of belonging to Indifferent and Minimal Influencers versus Complete Influencers. Odds of belonging to Indifferent and Negative Influencers were 4% and 5% higher for every teaspoon increase in parent added sugars intake while odds for Minimal Influencers were 6% lower for every teaspoon increase in child added sugars intake versus Complete Influencers. Dyads with low compared to high parental and child agreement with legitimacy of parental authority regarding JS had between 2 and 26 times the odds of belonging to one of the other classes versus Complete Influencers. Conclusions: The study findings suggest that parents utilize distinct patterns of feeding practices related to JS ranging from use of many practices, use of some practices, to low use of any practice, with differential associations with parent and child intakes of added sugars. Counseling or intervening with parents to use a mix of structure practices to positively influence their child’s and possibly their own intake of sugary snacks and drinks may prove more efficacious than use of coercive control practices.

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Patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks among parent-child dyads

10.21203/rs.3.rs-21160/v4 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jessica Thomson ◽

Erin Hennessy ◽

Alicia Landry ◽

Melissa Goodman

Keyword(s):

Parenting Practices ◽

Latent Class ◽

Negative Emotions ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Parental Authority ◽

Junk Food ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Added Sugars ◽

Sugary Drinks ◽

Parent Child

Abstract Background Children’s food preference and intake patterns are affected by parental child feeding practices. The objective was to determine patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks (JS) and investigate their associations with demographic characteristics and dietary intake in a large cohort of parents and their children (12-17 years). Methods Dyadic survey data from the cross-sectional, internet-based Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating Study, conducted in 2014, were analyzed using latent class analysis to identify patterns of use for six JS parenting practices – negative emotions, restriction, monitoring, availability, modeling, and child involvement – based on parent and child report. Model covariates included self-reported parent and child sex, age (child only), body mass index category (based on height and weight), added sugars intake, and legitimacy of parental authority. Results Based on 1,657 parent-child dyads, five parenting practice patterns were identified representing different levels of practice use – Complete Influencers (28%; reference class), Indifferent Influencers (21%), Negative Influencers (20%), Minimal Influencers (18%), and Disagreeing Influencers (13%). Compared to older child dyads, younger child dyads were less likely to belong to Indifferent and Minimal Influencers (79% and 63% lower odds, respectively). Greater parent added sugars intake increased the odds of belonging to Indifferent and Negative Influencers (4% and 5% higher for every teaspoon increase, respectively) while greater child added sugars intake decreased the odds of belonging to Minimal Influencers (6% lower for every teaspoon increase). Compared to dyads with high scores, dyads with low child scores for legitimacy of parental authority regarding JS were 18 times as likely to belong to Disagreeing Influencers. Conclusions The study findings suggest that parents utilize distinct patterns of feeding practices regarding JS ranging from use of many practices, use of some practices, to low use of any practice, with differential associations with parent and child intakes of added sugars. Counseling or intervening with parents to use a mix of structure practices, such as availability and modeling, to positively influence their child’s and possibly their own intake of sugary snacks and drinks may prove more efficacious than use of coercive control practices, such as negative emotions.

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Patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks among parent-child dyads

10.21203/rs.3.rs-21160/v5 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jessica Thomson ◽

Erin Hennessy ◽

Alicia Landry ◽

Melissa Goodman

Keyword(s):

Parenting Practices ◽

Latent Class ◽

Negative Emotions ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Parental Authority ◽

Junk Food ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Added Sugars ◽

Sugary Drinks ◽

Parent Child

Abstract Background: Children’s food preference and intake patterns are affected by parental child feeding practices. The objective was to determine patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks (JS) and investigate their associations with demographic characteristics and dietary intake in a large cohort of parents and their children (12-17 years).Methods: Dyadic survey data from the cross-sectional, internet-based Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating Study, conducted in 2014, were analyzed using latent class analysis to identify patterns of use for six JS parenting practices – negative emotions, restriction, monitoring, availability, modeling, and child involvement – based on parent and child report. Model covariates included self-reported parent and child sex, age (child only), body mass index category (based on height and weight), added sugars intake, and legitimacy of parental authority. Results: Based on 1,657 parent-child dyads, five parenting practice patterns were identified representing different levels of practice use – Complete Influencers (28%; reference class), Indifferent Influencers (21%), Negative Influencers (20%), Minimal Influencers (18%), and Disagreeing Influencers (13%). Compared to older child dyads, younger child dyads were less likely to belong to Indifferent and Minimal Influencers (79% and 63% lower odds, respectively). Greater parent added sugars intake increased the odds of belonging to Indifferent and Negative Influencers (4% and 5% higher for every teaspoon increase, respectively) while greater child added sugars intake decreased the odds of belonging to Minimal Influencers (6% lower for every teaspoon increase). Compared to dyads with high scores, dyads with low child scores for legitimacy of parental authority regarding JS were 18 times as likely to belong to Disagreeing Influencers. Conclusions: The study findings suggest that parents utilize distinct patterns of feeding practices regarding JS ranging from use of many practices, use of some practices, to low use of any practice, with differential associations with parent and child intakes of added sugars. Counseling or intervening with parents to use a mix of structure practices, such as availability and modeling, to positively influence their child’s and possibly their own intake of sugary snacks and drinks may prove more efficacious than use of coercive control practices, such as negative emotions.

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Patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks among parent-child dyads

10.21203/rs.3.rs-21160/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jessica Thomson ◽

Erin Hennessy ◽

Alicia Landry ◽

Melissa Goodman

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Dietary Intake ◽

Body Mass ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Parental Authority ◽

Junk Food ◽

Sugar Intake ◽

Sweetened Beverages ◽

Sugary Drinks

Abstract Background: Children’s food preference and intake patterns are affected by parental child feeding practices. The objective of this study was to determine patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks (JS) and to investigate their associations with demographic characteristics and dietary intake in a large cohort of parents and their children (12-17 years). Methods: Dyadic survey data from the cross-sectional, internet-based Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating Study, conducted in 2014, were analyzed using latent class analysis to identify patterns of parent- and child-reported JS parenting practices (n=6). Model covariates included self-reported parent sex, body mass index, sugar intake, and legitimacy of parental authority; and self-reported child age, sex, body mass index percentile, sugar intake, and legitimacy of parental authority. Results: Based on 1,657 parent-child dyads, five latent classes were identified – Complete Influencers (28%), Indifferent Influencers (21%), Negative Influencers (20%), Minimal Influencers (18%), and Disagreeing Influencers (13%). Compared to older child dyads, younger child dyads had 77% and 65% lower odds of belonging to Indifferent and Minimal Influencers versus Complete Influencers. Odds of belonging to Negative Influencers were 3% higher for every teaspoon increase in parent sugar intake from sugar-sweetened beverages while odds for Minimal Influencers were 8% lower for every teaspoon increase in child sugar intake from sugar-sweetened beverages versus Complete Influencers. Dyads with low compared to high parental and child agreement with legitimacy of parental authority regarding JS had between 2 and 27 times the odds of belonging to one of the other classes versus Complete Influencers. Conclusions: The study findings suggest that parents utilize distinct patterns of feeding practices related to JS, and those patterns vary by dyadic demographic characteristics, dietary intake, and perceived legitimacy of parental authority. Counseling or intervening with parents to use a mix of structure practices to positively influence their child’s and possibly their own intake of sugary snacks and drinks may prove more efficacious than use of coercive control practices.

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Patterns of food parenting practices regarding junk food and sugary drinks among parent-child dyads

Nutrition Journal ◽

10.1186/s12937-020-00610-3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jessica L. Thomson ◽

Erin Hennessy ◽

Alicia S. Landry ◽

Melissa H. Goodman

Keyword(s):

Parenting Practices ◽

Junk Food ◽

Sugary Drinks ◽

Parent Child

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Complementary feeding practices and their association with adiposity indicators at 12 months of age

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease ◽

10.1017/s2040174420001038 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Ameyalli M. Rodríguez-Cano ◽

Jennifer Mier-Cabrera ◽

Carolina Rodríguez-Hernández ◽

Ana L Allegre-Dávalos ◽

Cinthya Muñoz-Manrique ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Infant Feeding ◽

Body Mass ◽

Complementary Feeding ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Infant Feeding Practices ◽

Linear Regression Models ◽

Term Infants ◽

Added Sugars

Abstract Nutrition during the first 1000 days of life represents a window of opportunity to reduce the risk of metabolic dysfunctions later in life. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and adequate introduction of solid foods are essential to promote metabolic and nutritional benefits. We evaluated the association of infant feeding practices from birth to 6 months (M) with adiposity indicators at 12 M. We performed a secondary analysis of 106 healthy term infants born from a cohort of healthy pregnant women. Type of breastfeeding (exclusive or nonexclusive), the start of complementary feeding (CF) (before (<4 M) or after (≥4 M)), and adiposity (body mass index – BMI, body mass index-for-age – BMI/A, waist circumference – WC, and waist circumference–length ratio – WLR) were evaluated at 12 M using descriptive statistics, mean differences, X2, and linear regression models. During the first 6 M, 28.3% (n = 30) of the infants received EBF. Early CF (<4 M) was present in 26.4% (n = 28) of the infants. Children who started CF < 4 M were less breastfed, received added sugars as the most frequently introduced food category, and showed higher BMI, BMI/A, WC, and WLR; those who consumed added sugars early (<4 M) had a higher WC. Starting CF < 4 M was the main factor associated with a higher WC at 12 M. Unhealthy infant feeding practices, such as lack of EBF, early CF, and early introduction of sugars, may be associated with higher adiposity at 12 M.

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