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Associations of Early Parental Concerns and Feeding Behaviors with Child's Diet Quality through Mid-Childhood
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Gingras, Véronique Switkowski, Karen Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl Faleschini, Sabrina Oken, Emily Hivert, Marie-France |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Parental feeding practices have been associated with children’s dietary intakes, yet the directionality of these associations remains unclear. Among 1172 mother-child pairs from Project Viva, we aimed to examine associations of parental concerns and feeding behaviors at 2 years (behaviors dichotomized as yes vs. no), with diet quality (Youth Healthy Eating Index; YHEI) in early (mean 3.2, SD 0.3 years; n = 1076) and mid-childhood (mean 7.8, SD 0.7 years; n = 993). We used multivariable linear regression models adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, parental body mass index (BMI), maternal diet quality in pregnancy, and child’s BMI z-score and diet quality at 2 years. Early parental concerns about their child becoming overweight (15%) was associated with lower YHEI (β −1.54 points; 95%CI −2.75, −0.33; fully adjusted model) in early childhood. Early parental concerns about their child becoming underweight (7%) was associated with lower YHEI (−2.19 points; −4.31, −0.07) in early childhood, but the association was attenuated after adjustment for child’s BMI z-score and diet quality at 2 years. We did not find associations of parental restrictive feeding (8%) and parental pressure to eat (47%) with child’s YHEI through mid-childhood. In conclusion, we found no evidence that early parental concerns and feeding behaviors independently contribute to child’s diet quality through childhood. |
| Starting Page | 3231 |
| e-ISSN | 20726643 |
| DOI | 10.3390/nu12113231 |
| Journal | Nutrients |
| Issue Number | 11 |
| Volume Number | 12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2020-10-22 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nutrients Pediatrics and Child Health Parental Practices Weight Concerns Restrictive Feeding Pressure To Eat Diet Quality Child |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
