TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of Food Parenting Practices on Child BMI z Score and Waist Circumference in Mexican Preschool Children After 1 Year of Follow-Up
AU - Souto-Gallardo, María C.
AU - Bacardí-Gascón, Montserrat
AU - Benjamin-Neelon, Sara
AU - Jiménez-Cruz, Arturo
AU - Pineda-García, Gisela
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - Objective: To evaluate the association between food parenting practices (FPPs) and weight status among preschoolers and the directionality of this association at 1-year follow-up. Methods: A longitudinal exploratory study was conducted using linear regression and structural equation modeling to determine directional associations between FPPs and children's body mass index z score and waist circumference. The FPPs were estimated using Child Feeding Questionnaire subscales. Results: A total of 91 parent–child dyads completed the study. In structural equation modeling analysis, when identifying the FPPs in a latent variable with its indicators of indulgent feeding, food as a reward and restriction predicted higher body mass index z score at follow-up. Higher baseline waist circumference was also negatively associated with the use of food as a reward. Conclusions and Implications: Feeding–weight associations are likely bidirectional. Understanding them, as well as the pathways between them, is critical to developing effective prevention and treatment strategies.
AB - Objective: To evaluate the association between food parenting practices (FPPs) and weight status among preschoolers and the directionality of this association at 1-year follow-up. Methods: A longitudinal exploratory study was conducted using linear regression and structural equation modeling to determine directional associations between FPPs and children's body mass index z score and waist circumference. The FPPs were estimated using Child Feeding Questionnaire subscales. Results: A total of 91 parent–child dyads completed the study. In structural equation modeling analysis, when identifying the FPPs in a latent variable with its indicators of indulgent feeding, food as a reward and restriction predicted higher body mass index z score at follow-up. Higher baseline waist circumference was also negatively associated with the use of food as a reward. Conclusions and Implications: Feeding–weight associations are likely bidirectional. Understanding them, as well as the pathways between them, is critical to developing effective prevention and treatment strategies.
KW - body weight
KW - childhood obesity
KW - feeding practices
KW - preschool children
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.09.014
DO - 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.09.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 31734108
AN - SCOPUS:85075395280
SN - 1499-4046
VL - 52
SP - 73
EP - 79
JO - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
JF - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
IS - 1
ER -