Lauren M Touyz1,2, Claire E Wakefield1,2, Allison M Grech1,2, Veronica F Quinn1,2, Daniel S J Costa3,4, Fang Fang Zhang5, Richard J Cohn1,2, Mona Sajeev1,2, Jennifer Cohen1,2,6. 1. Discipline of Pediatrics, School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 2. Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 3. Pain Management Research Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia. 4. Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 5. Department of Nutrition Sciences, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 6. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Abstract
Context: Parent interventions delivered in the home represent a valuable approach to improving children's diets. Objective: This review aims to examine the effectiveness of parent-targeted in-home interventions in increasing fruit and vegetable intake in children. Data Sources: Five electronic databases were searched: MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. Study Selection: Randomized and nonrandomized trials conducted in children aged 2 to 12 years and published in English from 2000 to 2016 were eligible. Data Extraction: Eighteen publications were reviewed, and 12 randomized trials were analyzed. Studies were pooled on the basis of outcome measure and type of intervention, resulting in 3 separate meta-analyses. Results: Nutrition education interventions resulted in a small but significant increase in fruit intake (Hedges' g = 0.112; P = 0.028). Taste exposure interventions led to a significant increase in vegetable intake, with a moderate effect (Hedges' g = 0.438; P < 0.001). Interventions involving daily or weekly sessions reported positive outcomes more frequently than those using monthly sessions. Conclusions: Future interventions should incorporate regular taste exposure to maximize increases in vegetable intake in children. This is particularly important because fewer children meet national recommendations for vegetable intake than for fruit intake.
Context: Parent interventions delivered in the home represent a valuable approach to improving children's diets. Objective: This review aims to examine the effectiveness of parent-targeted in-home interventions in increasing fruit and vegetable intake in children. Data Sources: Five electronic databases were searched: MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. Study Selection: Randomized and nonrandomized trials conducted in children aged 2 to 12 years and published in English from 2000 to 2016 were eligible. Data Extraction: Eighteen publications were reviewed, and 12 randomized trials were analyzed. Studies were pooled on the basis of outcome measure and type of intervention, resulting in 3 separate meta-analyses. Results: Nutrition education interventions resulted in a small but significant increase in fruit intake (Hedges' g = 0.112; P = 0.028). Taste exposure interventions led to a significant increase in vegetable intake, with a moderate effect (Hedges' g = 0.438; P < 0.001). Interventions involving daily or weekly sessions reported positive outcomes more frequently than those using monthly sessions. Conclusions: Future interventions should incorporate regular taste exposure to maximize increases in vegetable intake in children. This is particularly important because fewer children meet national recommendations for vegetable intake than for fruit intake.
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