Body image, weight, and food choices of Latina women and their young children
Body image, weight, and food choices of Latina women and their young children
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DOI：
10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60054-7
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发表时间：
2003-09-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Zybert, P
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作者：
Contento, IR;Basch, C;Zybert, P
目的：调查女性对自己和孩子的身体形象感知，以及她们与自己和孩子食物选择的关系。设计：描述性和相关性研究。参与者和设置：187名低收入的拉丁裔妇女和他们的孩子，年龄5至7岁，52%为女性，在纽约市。测量变量：母亲和孩子的身体形象、食物频率、体重指数（BMI）以及母亲为孩子选择食物的标准。分析：描述性统计和相关性结果：所有的女性都选择了一个相对苗条的身体形象作为最理想的，有吸引力的，适合的，健康的（在1-7的范围内约2.5）。对体型不满或希望变瘦与更健康的饮食有显着相关。三分之一（三分之一）的儿童在第50和第75的平均BMI年龄范围内被认为太瘦，没有吸引力或健康，而三分之一的儿童的平均BMI高于第97百分位数，只是稍微太大。最高的身体质量指数的母亲可能会作出最不健康的选择，为自己的children.Conclusion和影响：这些拉丁美洲妇女喜欢一个薄的数字为自己，但丰满的数字为自己的孩子。纳入身体形象问题的文化上合格的营养教育需要帮助母亲了解儿童肥胖对健康的影响，认识到子女何时超重，并了解为子女选择健康食品的重要性。
Objective: To investigate body image perceptions of women about themselves and their young children and their relationship to their food choices and those of their children.Design: Descriptive and correlational study.Participants and Setting: 187 low-income, Latina women and their children, ages 5 to 7 years and 52% female, in New York City.Variables Measured: Body image, food frequency, body mass index (BMI) of mothers and children, and food choice criteria of mothers for their children.Analysis: Descriptive statistics and correlationsResults: All of the women selected a relatively thin body image as the most desirable, attractive, fit, and healthy (about 2.5 on a scale of 1-7). Body size dissatisfaction or wish to be thinner was significantly associated with more healthful diets. Tertiles (thirds) of children at the 50th and 75th mean BMI-for-age percentiles were thought to be too thin to be attractive or healthy and the third of children with a mean above the 97th percentile only barely too large. Mothers with the highest body mass indices may make the least healthful choices for their children.Conclusion and Implications: These Latina women preferred a thin figure for themselves but a plumper figure for their children. Culturally competent nutrition education incorporating body image issues needs to assist mothers in understanding the health consequences of childhood obesity, recognizing when their children are over-weight, and understanding the importance of healthful food choices for their children.