OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency of inappropriate feeding practices used by parents of preschoolers and the impact on a child's preference for and intake of fruits and vegetables (FV). DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a telephone interview. SETTING: A community-based program in rural southeastern Missouri. PARTICIPANTS: 1555 rural parents participating in the High 5 for Kids project. The mean age of parents was 28.9 years, the mean age for children was 38.0 months, and 52.1% of children were male. VARIABLES MEASURED: Demographic characteristics; intake and preferences for FV; inappropriate child feeding practices. ANALYSIS: Inappropriate feeding practices, preferences for and intake of FV were examined using Kruskal-Wallis tests and Spearman's correlations. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationships between FV intake and preference and inappropriate feeding practices. RESULTS: An increasing number of inappropriate feeding practices negatively impacted FV preference of children but positively impacted FV intake. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: This study documents the public health need to develop programs that guide and advise rural parents on information about how children develop patterns of intake, and how to foster children's preferences and acceptance of healthful food.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency of inappropriate feeding practices used by parents of preschoolers and the impact on a child's preference for and intake of fruits and vegetables (FV). DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a telephone interview. SETTING: A community-based program in rural southeastern Missouri. PARTICIPANTS: 1555 rural parents participating in the High 5 for Kids project. The mean age of parents was 28.9 years, the mean age for children was 38.0 months, and 52.1% of children were male. VARIABLES MEASURED: Demographic characteristics; intake and preferences for FV; inappropriate child feeding practices. ANALYSIS: Inappropriate feeding practices, preferences for and intake of FV were examined using Kruskal-Wallis tests and Spearman's correlations. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationships between FV intake and preference and inappropriate feeding practices. RESULTS: An increasing number of inappropriate feeding practices negatively impacted FV preference of children but positively impacted FV intake. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: This study documents the public health need to develop programs that guide and advise rural parents on information about how children develop patterns of intake, and how to foster children's preferences and acceptance of healthful food.
Authors: Lisa R Fries; Mei Jun Chan; Phaik Ling Quah; Jia Ying Toh; Anna Fogel; Ai Ting Goh; Izzuddin M Aris; Birit F P Broekman; Shirong Cai; Mya Thway Tint; Yap Seng Chong; Lynette P Shek; Yung Seng Lee; Fabian Yap; Kok Hian Tan; Peter D Gluckman; Keith M Godfrey; Irma Silva Zolezzi; Ciaran G Forde; Mary F F Chong Journal: Appetite Date: 2019-07-16 Impact factor: 3.868
Authors: Anna Fogel; Lisa R Fries; Keri McCrickerd; Ai Ting Goh; Mei Jun Chan; Jia Ying Toh; Yap-Seng Chong; Kok Hian Tan; Fabian Yap; Lynette P Shek; Michael J Meaney; Birit F P Broekman; Yung Seng Lee; Keith M Godfrey; Mary Foong Fong Chong; Ciarán G Forde Journal: Matern Child Nutr Date: 2018-07-27 Impact factor: 3.092
Authors: Rebecca K Hodder; Kate M O'Brien; Fiona G Stacey; Flora Tzelepis; Rebecca J Wyse; Kate M Bartlem; Rachel Sutherland; Erica L James; Courtney Barnes; Luke Wolfenden Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2019-11-07
Authors: Pauline W Jansen; Lisanne M de Barse; Vincent W V Jaddoe; Frank C Verhulst; Oscar H Franco; Henning Tiemeier Journal: Physiol Behav Date: 2017-02-16
Authors: Rebecca K Hodder; Kate M O'Brien; Fiona G Stacey; Rebecca J Wyse; Tara Clinton-McHarg; Flora Tzelepis; Erica L James; Kate M Bartlem; Nicole K Nathan; Rachel Sutherland; Emma Robson; Sze Lin Yoong; Luke Wolfenden Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2018-05-17