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Latino fathers’ feeding-related parenting strategies on children’s eating

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: This study examined father and child sociodemographic characteristics in relation to fathers' feeding-related parenting strategies and whether their parenting strategies were associated with children's reported fruit and vegetable (FV), weekly fast-food, and daily sugar-sweetened beverage intake among 81 Latino father-child pairs. Father's employment status, acculturation, number of children in the home, and child's age and weight status were associated with the use of different parenting strategies. More control was associated with less FV intake, but more reinforcement was associated with more FV intake by children. Fathers play a role in their children's diet and should be considered in future interventions.

Source: Ecology of Food and Nutrition

DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2016.1161616

Authors: Humberto Parada, Guadalupe X. Ayala, Lucy A. Horton, Leticia Ibarra, Elva M. Arredondo

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, San Diego State University, Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo

Language: English

Topic: Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior

Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics

Field: Nursing

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute