scholarly journals Family Food Environment during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 354
Author(s):  
Amber J. Hammons ◽  
Ryan Robart
Keyword(s):  
Food Environment ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Family Connectedness ◽  
Healthy Habits ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
The Family ◽  
Virtual Focus Groups ◽  
Public Health Officials ◽  
Family Food Environment

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic, with its cyclical lockdown restrictions and school closures, has influenced family life. The home, work, and school environments have collided and merged to form a new normal for many families. This merging extends into the family food environment, and little is known about how families are currently navigating this landscape. The objective of the present study was to describe families’ adaptations in the family food environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Parents participated in one of 14 virtual focus groups (conducted in English and Spanish between December 2020 and February 2021). Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyze the transcripts. Results: Forty-eight parents (81% Hispanic and SES diverse) participated. Five themes and one subtheme were identified around changes in eating habits and mealtime frequency, increases in snacking, family connectedness at mealtimes, and use of screens at meals. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the family food environment. Families shared how their eating habits have changed and that device usage increased at mealtimes. Some changes (e.g., weight gain) may have lasting health implications for both children and parents. Public health officials, pediatricians, and schools should work with families to resume healthy habits post pandemic.

scholarly journals Psycho-Social Determinants of Obesity

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansi Chadha ◽  
Esha Basak ◽  
Pragyendu ◽  
Dr. Mahesh Darolia
Keyword(s):  
Food Environment ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
College Going ◽  
Healthy Family ◽  
Family Food Environment

In modern India, Obesity is a prevailing health condition among the youngsters. It is a state where an individual has an excess accumulation of fat in his/her body. Overeating and physical inactivity are the major purported causes of obesity. Obesity is largely affected by eating patterns, sleeping patterns, lack of exercise, addictions, etc. This study examined the relationship between personal eating habits, family & neighbourhood food environment and obesity. For the objective of the study, a survey in form of scales was randomly carried on 180 college going students aged between 18 to 25 years belonging to different economic status about their personal habits and food environment (family and neighbourhood). Demographic variables like gender, age and type of family of the respondent was also taken into account. Data was analysed and it was found that socio-economic status had a significant effect on Personal Eating Habits, Family Food Environment, Neighbourhood Food Environment and BMI. Gender had a significant effect only on BMI. Obesity was positively related to unhealthy personal eating habits and unhealthy neighbourhood food environment. Healthy Family Food Environment had a negative impact on obesity. The potential influence of psychological & social factors affecting physical inactivity on obesity warrants further study.

Longitudinal examination of the family food environment and weight status among children

2009 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbie MacFarlane ◽  
Verity Cleland ◽  
David Crawford ◽  
Karen Campbell ◽  
Anna Timperio
Keyword(s):  
Food Environment ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
The Family ◽  
Longitudinal Examination ◽  
Family Food Environment

scholarly journals The Family as an Actor in High School Students’ Eating Habits: A Qualitative Research Study

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Almudena Garrido-Fernández ◽  
Francisca María García-Padilla ◽  
José Luis Sánchez-Ramos ◽  
Juan Gómez-Salgado ◽  
Elena Sosa-Cordobés
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Information Analysis ◽  
School Students ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Healthy Habits ◽  
The Family ◽  
School Day ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits ◽  
And Control

In order to discover family conceptions and their difficulties with regard to healthy eating habits during the school day, a qualitative study framed in the phenomenological, exploratory, and explanatory perspective has been carried out to detect and describe the aspects and interrelationships that shape the study phenomenon. The researchers performed triangulation techniques and information analysis support with the Atlas-ti programme. As participants, the students’ parents belonging to public secondary education high schools in Huelva, and the capital and its province were included. The participants were intentionally chosen based on established selection and segmentation criteria. Four main categories were obtained from the triangulated analysis. Healthy breakfast, school snack, school cafeteria, and promotion of healthy food measures. Other subcategories were established within them. Families are well aware of the composition of a healthy breakfast, although this is often not translated into practice. Lack of time, comfort and market influence are the main challenges they encounter for their children to acquire healthy habits. The maintenance of healthy habits, their responsibility and control on behalf of the family, and promoting fruit consumption and healthy products from the part of the centre and its cafeteria were highlighted as improvement proposals.

Maternal educational level and preschool children's consumption of high-calorie snacks and sugar-containing beverages: Mediation by the family food environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 607-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne I. Wijtzes ◽  
Wilma Jansen ◽  
Pauline W. Jansen ◽  
Vincent W.V. Jaddoe ◽  
Albert Hofman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Level ◽  
Food Environment ◽  
The Family ◽  
Maternal Educational Level ◽  
Family Food Environment ◽  
High Calorie

Maternal executive function and the family food environment

Appetite ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 21-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine W. Bauer ◽  
Heidi M. Weeks ◽  
Julie C. Lumeng ◽  
Alison L. Miller ◽  
Ashley N. Gearhardt
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Food Environment ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Food Environment

scholarly journals Maternal Executive Function and the Family Food Environment: A Cross-Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Bauer ◽  
Heidi M. Weeks ◽  
Julie C. Lumeng ◽  
Alison Miller ◽  
Ashley N. Gearhardt
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Food Environment ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Food Environment

Background: Individuals with lower executive function (EF) have poorer quality dietary intake and are more likely to experience obesity, in part because of their limited ability to resist impulses and implement routines that promote healthy eating. It is unknown whether these negative impacts of lower EF among parents extend to the parenting practices and routines that support children’s healthy eating and weight. The purpose of the current study is to examine associations between mothers’ EF and characteristics of the family food environment that support children’s healthy eating.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in August 2017 via Amazon Mechanical Turk of US-based mothers of 2 to 9-year-old children (N=492). EF was measured using the Behavior Rating of Executive Function-Adult Version. Family food environment characteristics were measured via self-report surveys. Standardized, linear regression models were used to examine covariate-adjusted associations and the potential for different associations between mothers’ EF and family food environment characteristics by family socio-demographics. Results: Low EF among mothers was associated with less engagement in positive food-related parenting practices and less presence of healthy family food environment characteristics including providing family meals, implementing consistent mealtime schedules and structure, and avoiding using food to regulate children’s emotions. Few differences in these associations were observed by mothers’ educational attainment, household income-to-needs ratio, or child age.Conclusions and Implications: Maternal EF is associated with several features of the family food environment. Lower EF among mothers may interfere with their ability to implement recommending parenting practices that support children’s healthy eating and weight.

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