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Parental feeding practices and children's weight.

Jane Wardle¹, Susan Carnell

¹Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK. j.wardle@ucl.ac.uk

Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)

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Parents tend to encourage leaner children to eat more, but the link between other feeding strategies and child obesity remains unclear. Future research should explore diverse feeding behaviors and diverse populations to understand causal relationships.

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Area of Science:

Pediatrics
Child Psychology
Public Health

Background:

Childhood obesity is a growing global health concern.
Parental feeding practices are a key factor influencing child weight.
Understanding the relationship between parental feeding and child adiposity is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To review existing research on parental feeding practices and child adiposity.
To present new findings from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.
To identify gaps and suggest future research directions.

Main Methods:

Systematic review of studies using various methodologies (case-control, cross-sectional, longitudinal).
Cross-sectional community study of 439 preschoolers.
Longitudinal twin study (3175 pairs) from ages 4 to 7 years.

Main Results:

Parents were observed to encourage leaner children to eat more frequently.
The relationship between child adiposity and other parental feeding strategies was found to be unclear.
Existing methodologies and diverse populations require further investigation.

Conclusions:

Parental feeding practices play a role in child weight management.
Further research is needed to clarify the impact of specific feeding strategies.
Future studies should employ diverse methodologies and populations to establish causality.