scholarly journals Parental health status and children’s eating behaviors: An epidemiological study in 1728 Greek 10-12 years old students

2020 ◽  
pp. 101-111
Author(s):  
Maria Bogri ◽  
Aikaterini Kanellopoulou ◽  
Venetia Notara ◽  
George Antonogeorgos ◽  
Andrea-Paola Rojas-Gil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
Parental Influence ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Dietary Behavior ◽  
Parental Health ◽  
Parental Burden ◽  
Parental Health Status

Although the parental influence on children’s dietary habits has been widely studied, little is known about the effect of parental health status on children’s dietary behavior. Thus, the association between the parental burden of cardiometabolic disease and its impact on children’s eating habits and behaviors was examined. Material and Methods: 1,728 children aged 10-12 years old along with one of their parents were enrolled in a cross-sectional study conducted during 2014-2016. Among others, children’s dietary habits and parental medical history were recorded. Children’s adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) was evaluated through the KIDMED score while the parental health status was assessed through a cardiometabolic risk score calculated for this study. The working sample was 1,133 children with a recorded parental health status. Results: Most parents (92.1%) reported at most 2 cardiometabolic risk factors including overweight/obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Ordinal logistic regression analyses showed a significant association between children’s eating habits and adherence to the MD with the parental burden of cardiovascular disease. Children showed 6% higher odds of higher adherence to the MD (OR: 1.06, 95% CI: 1.01-1.12) and 54% lower odds of not having breakfast at all (OR: 0.46, 95% CI: 0.27-0.80) for a one-unit increase in the cardiometabolic risk score. The stratified analysis revealed a significant association between KIDMED score and CVD risk score only among boys (OR: 1.09, 95% CI: 1.01-1.18). Conclusions: Parental health status is positively associated with children’s dietary behavior and adherence to the MD indicating an additional source of influence.

scholarly journals The impact of parental health status on children’s eating habits and behaviors: A narrative review

2020 ◽  
pp. 60-66
Author(s):  
Maria Bogri ◽  
Aikaterini Kanellopoulou ◽  
Venetia Notara ◽  
Demosthenes Panagiotakos
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Dietary Behavior ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Parental Health ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Parental Health Status

Although the problem of childhood obesity has been broadly documented over the last decades and characterized as one of the most significant problems of public health, the percentage of overweight and obese children remains extremely high. It is undeniable that parents contribute significantly in shaping children’s dietary behavior and can be a valuable factor for implementing effective strategies. However the influence of parental health status on children’s eating habits is another aspect that remains almost uninvestigated. The aim of the study is to examine to what extend parental diet-related chronic diseases affect their own but also their children dietary behavior. A literature review was conducted focusing on studies published within the last decade. The majority of studies examined,indicated a moderate to very low adherence to dietary guidelines for a specific disease, as a result children’s dietary behavior is not favorably affected.Therefore we should emphasize on the importance of healthy dietary modeling especially in case of a family history of disease.

Health awareness, lifestyle and dietary behavior of university students in the northeast part of Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmuda Mohammad ◽  
Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury ◽  
Md Nazrul Islam ◽  
Arifa Ahmed ◽  
Farha Nusrat Zahan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
University Students ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Dietary Behavior ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Dietary Habit ◽  
Health Awareness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

AbstractIntroductionUniversity students generally face a variety of challenges. During this period of life, they practice some unhealthy eating patterns and lifestyles. Therefore, we aimed to assess the health awareness status of university students from the northeast part of Bangladesh and to evaluate its associated factors.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study using a stratified random sampling among public and private university students from the northeast region of Bangladesh and interviewed 1143 students. We used a self-reported questionnaire, including questions related to awareness status, lifestyle practice, dietary habit and socio-demographic factors. To assess students’ health awareness status and its association with their lifestyle practices and socio-demographic factors, we used logistic regression models.ResultsThe majority (61%) of the students were not aware of better health status and their dietary habits were not adequate. Smokers [odds ratio (OR): 0.66; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.44, 0.99] were less likely to be aware of better health status. The participants who thought that they were leading a healthy lifestyle were less likely (OR: 0.71; CI: 0.56, 0.92) to be aware. Moreover, frequency of participating in sports and the psychological factors related to eating behaviors were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with health awareness status.ConclusionOur study findings may help to create a foundation for possible interventional programs on health awareness and nutritional education to improve the health awareness status and dietary behavior of university students. To prevent students from poor eating habits while feeling happy, effective programs (e.g. seminars, projects and media campaigns) should be held, which may include enhancing healthy and recommended amounts of food consumption.

scholarly journals An Inquiry into Child Health and its Determinants: Application of Ordered Probit Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 35-53
Author(s):  
Nirmal Kumar Raut ◽  
Subodh Kumar Sah Karmayogi
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Regional Disparity ◽  
Ordered Probit ◽  
Ordered Probit Model ◽  
Parental Health ◽  
Parental Health Status

This study analyzes determinants of child health 0 to 5 years old and compares those with the determinants of adolescent health 10 to19 years old. The particular focus is to test whether there exists socio-economic inequality and regional disparity in health of children and adolescents. It utilizes third wave of Nepal Living Standard Survey (NLSS-III) and further exploit ordered probit model to analyze the determinants. The results show the absence of socio-economic inequality in child health while sits presence in adolescent health. It is argued that factors other than income or socio-economic status like medical care, child rearing and breastfeeding matter for child health. However, the study finds regional disparity more pronounced in the health of children than adolescents. This difference may be attributed to the low-level of child-centered health awareness, high cost of access to health service facilities, and limited health service facilities specializing on child health in some regions. In addition, the study finds that caste, age of the child, and parental health status as major determinants of child health while age of the adolescent, education, and their parental health status as major determinants of adolescent health. Further, disaggregation of parental health status reveals that mother's health status matter more. Finally, some recommendations are made for improving child health.

scholarly journals Analysis of dietary habits and health status in a court of young athletes in Northern Italy practicing Athletic disciplines

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (OCE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuela Cazzaniga ◽  
Annalisa Terenzio ◽  
Alessandra Pozzi ◽  
Alice Cassera ◽  
Andrea Greco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Body Adiposity ◽  
Food Education ◽  
Starting Point

AbstractIntroduction:A balanced diet is a fundamental component of athletes' health, training and performance. WHO dietary guidelines highlight the importance of maintaining a normal BMI, limiting the intake of sugars (especially sweetened foods and beverages), eating at least 5 portions of fruits and vegetables per day, drink lots of clean water (at least 2 L per day for children older than 13 and for adults). HBSC-Italy study reveals that children have frequently bad eating habits, such as consuming sweetened drinks and not enough fruits and vegetables. Indeed, 21.3% of Italian children are overweight and 9.3% are obese. The purpose of this study is to evaluate nutritional and health status of a population of Northern Italy children and adolescents practicing Athletics, investigating for both endurance and not endurance disciplines. Data obtained are a starting point for focused food education interventions aimed at improving health and sport performance.Materials and Methods:A cohort of 125 athletes (12–25 years, 42.4% male, 57.6% female). Two groups were created: children (12–17 years) and adults (18–25 years). Weight, height, waist circumference, triceps and subscapularis skinfolds were measured in order to calculate BMI, Waist-to-Height ratio (WtHr), body adiposity and muscle mass. At baseline and after 1 year (follow-up) from a nutritional educational intervention, the anthropometric measures and dietary habits were tested with a validated dietary screening survey, considering food quality, portions and frequencies of consumption, were taken.Results:At Baseline, more than 85% of athletes were found to be normal weight with WHtR < 0.5. All the athletes showed body adiposity in the normal range. Regarding food habits, most athletes do not take the recommended daily fruit and vegetable servings follow Italian trend. Only about 20% of children athletes assumes the water daily intake. On the contrary, about 50% of athletes in every group drink sweetened beverages every day. The data collection after the personalized food education meetings will be collected in May 2019.Discussion:The athletes of cohort shows a good health status but nutritional habits present critical issue. For this reasons, there is a need of nutritional education for improving healthy eating habits in young athletes in order to impact positively on future health status and on sport performance.

Parental health status in relation to the nutrition literacy level of their children: Results from an epidemiological study in 1728 Greek students

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Aikaterini Kanellopoulou ◽  
Angeliki Katelari ◽  
Venetia Notara ◽  
George Antonogeorgos ◽  
Andrea Paola Rojas-Gil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Parental Health ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Literacy Level ◽  
Parental Health Status

BACKGROUND: Children’s dietary behaviors seem tract into adulthood and as a result preventing strategies to establish healthy behaviors from early stages of life are needed. Nutrition knowledge is essential for behavioral change. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the status of parental health related to their children’s nutrition literacy level through their perceptions mainly of healthy eating attitudes METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Greece among 1,728 schoolchildren aged 10–12 years old. The sample was collected in the school setting during the school years of 2014–2016. Children completed anonymously a self-administered questionnaire about their knowledge and perceptions of a healthy diet while their parents completed another suitable questionnaire about family health status. RESULTS: Paternal BMI status and hypertension were inversely associated with the level of nutrition literacy of their children by b = –0.043 (95%CI: (–0.082, –0.003; p = 0.036) and by b = –0.600 (95%CI: –1.181, –0.019; p = 0.043), respectively. Parental health status, specifically, paternal diabetes and maternal dyslipidemia were associated with children’s higher level of nutrition literacy by b = 0.729 (95%CI: 0.002, 1.456; p = 0.049) and by b = 0.730 (95%CI: 0.086, 1.374; p = 0.026), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Parental health status partially affects, either negatively or positively, the level of nutrition literacy of their children. This impact depends on whether parents follow nutritional recommendations to improve their health.

Perceptions of Parental Health Status and Attitudes toward Aging

1983 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Rakowski ◽  
Clifton E. Barber ◽  
Wayne C. Seelbach
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Parental Health ◽  
Attitudes Toward Aging ◽  
Parental Health Status

scholarly journals Parental health status and infant outcomes: Upstate KIDS Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Germaine M. Buck Louis ◽  
Erin Bell ◽  
Yunlong Xie ◽  
Rajeshwari Sundaram ◽  
Edwina Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Parental Health ◽  
Infant Outcomes ◽  
Parental Health Status

scholarly journals Health Assessment and unhealthy eating habits for children nurseries in the city of Baghdad

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-398
Author(s):  
Baghdad Science Journal
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Childhood Diarrhea ◽  
Disease Research ◽  
Unhealthy Eating ◽  
Diarrhea Disease ◽  
The City

This study was conducted to identify the health status of children's nurseries in the city of Baghdad and to identify improper dietary habits practiced by these children have shown the results of this study that the same proportion of childhood diarrhea disease research and infections

Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Obesity among Children and Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-118
Author(s):  
Md Rizwanul Ahsan ◽  
Sabrina Makbul ◽  
Probir Kumar Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Cardiometabolic Risk ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Waist To Height Ratio ◽  
Family Based

Background: Now a days unhealthy lifestyle primarily responsible for the dramatic increase obesity among children and adolescents. Objective: The purpose of the study is to see the effects of a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention to reduce obese children and adolescents. The main outcome was cardiometabolic risk based on the waist-to-height ratio (WHTR) measurement. Secondary outcomes were (1) changes in body composition; (2) adherence to a Mediterranean diet; and (3) physical performance. Methods: The study involved 64 overweight/obese children or adolescents conducted at Dhaka Shishu Hospital from October 2017 to September 2018. The intervention was multidisciplinary including nutrition, exercise, and psychological aspects based on a family-based approach; it was delivered for six months for children and three months for adolescents. Before and after the intervention, several anthropometric measures height, body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and body composition, cardiometabolic risk index waist-to-height ratio (WHTR), and dietary habits of the participants and their families were evaluated. In addition, a set of functional motor fitness tests was performed to evaluate physical performance measures. Results: After the intervention both children and adolescents showed a significant reduction in body weight, BMI, waist circumference, fat mass, and WHTR index and an improvement of fat-free mass, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and physical fitness performance. Conclusion: A short term family-based multidisciplinary approach is effective in ameliorating the health status, dietary habits, and physical performance in children and adolescents. DS (Child) H J 2019; 35(2) : 111-118

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