How do parents' child-feeding behaviours influence child weight? Implications for childhood obesity policy
How do parents' child-feeding behaviours influence child weight? Implications for childhood obesity policy
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DOI：
10.1093/pubmed/fdm012
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发表时间：
2007-06-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Peters, J.
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作者：
Clark, H. R.;Goyder, E.;Peters, J.
背景父母对儿童的饮食习惯负有一定责任，他们往往是旨在改善儿童饮食从而降低儿童肥胖率的公共卫生干预措施的重点。英国目前的干预措施提高了人们对健康食物选择的认识，但对父母喂养儿童的行为几乎没有提供指导。方法回顾最近关于儿童喂养行为和儿童体重的文献。结果父母报告使用了广泛的儿童喂养行为，包括监督、强迫进食和限制。限制儿童饮食与儿童体重增加的联系最为频繁和始终如一。此外，有大量证据表明父母的限制与儿童超重之间存在因果关系。结论父母可能通过不适当的喂养行为在无意中促进了儿童超重的增加。我们建议制定干预措施，以提高对不当喂养儿童行为可能产生的后果的认识。关心孩子体重的父母也需要指导和支持，以便采取更适当的喂养儿童的行为。
Background Parents have some responsibility for children's dietary habits and they are often the focus of public health interventions designed to improve children's diets and thereby reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity. The current UK interventions promote awareness of healthy food choices, but offer little guidance for parents on child-feeding behaviours.Methods A review of recent literature regarding child-feeding behaviours and child weight.Results Parents report using a wide range of child-feeding behaviours, including monitoring, pressure to eat and restriction. Restriction of children's eating has most frequently and consistently been associated with child weight gain. Furthermore, there is substantial evidence for a causal relationship between parental restriction and childhood overweight.Conclusions Parents may inadvertently promote excess weight gain in childhood by using inappropriate child-feeding behaviours. We recommend the development of interventions to increase awareness of the possible consequences of inappropriate child-feeding behaviours. Parents who are concerned about their child's weight will also require guidance and support in order to adopt more appropriate child-feeding behaviours.