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Published in: Current Obesity Reports 1/2015

Open Access 01-03-2015 | Etiology of Obesity (T Gill, Section Editor)

The Role of Food Parenting Skills and the Home Food Environment in Children’s Weight Gain and Obesity

Authors: S. M. P. L. Gerards, S. P. J. Kremers

Published in: Current Obesity Reports | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

This paper presents an overview to provide readers with an update on the literature about the relation between parental influences (general parenting and food parenting practices) and children’s weight-related outcomes. It first summarizes the evidence regarding the role of food parenting practices in shaping and maintaining children’s nutritional and weight status. It then describes empirical evidence on the relation between general parenting and children’s weight status. This evidence is less convincing, possibly because general parenting has a different, more distal role in influencing child behavior than parenting practices. General parenting may moderate the impact of food parenting practices on children’s nutrition behaviors. Finally, we discuss studies on interventions targeting childhood overweight and obesity. There is no consensus on the optimal intervention targets (i.e., general parenting and/or food parenting practices). Based on the overview, we offer suggestions for future research.
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Metadata
Title
The Role of Food Parenting Skills and the Home Food Environment in Children’s Weight Gain and Obesity
Authors
S. M. P. L. Gerards
S. P. J. Kremers
Publication date
01-03-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Obesity Reports / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 2162-4968
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-015-0139-x

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