Home food availability mediates associations between mothers' nutrition knowledge and child diet
Home food availability mediates associations between mothers' nutrition knowledge and child diet
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DOI：
10.1016/j.appet.2013.07.006
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发表时间：
2013-12-01
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影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Ball, Kylie
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作者：
Campbell, Karen J.;Abbott, Gavin;Ball, Kylie
有证据表明，母亲的营养知识和家庭食物供应量（HFA）与儿童的食物摄入量直接且独立地相关。在这项研究中，我们检验了 HFA 介导母亲营养知识与儿童饮食之间关联的假设。在这项针对生活在澳大利亚墨尔本社会经济弱势社区的澳大利亚妇女的横断面研究中，有受抚养子女（5-12 岁）的母亲提供了有关孩子的饮食、HFA、营养知识和一系列社会人口特征的数据。为了检验我们的假设，我们评估了营养知识与 HFA 之间以及 HFA 与儿童食物摄入量之间的关联（根据营养知识和儿童年龄进行调整）。在所有情况下都发现了显着的关联。研究发现，HFA 可以调节母亲的营养知识与儿童水果、蔬菜、咸味食物和软饮料摄入量之间的关系。我们的分析表明，HFA 是该人群中孕产妇营养知识与儿童饮食之间关联的中介因素。这支持了对营养教育的关注，扩大了母亲对购买、准备和提供哪些食物的了解。对这些关联的进一步探索将提供更强有力的证据基础，为以家长为中心的营养促进活动提供“最佳选择”，以促进儿童的健康饮食。 (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. 保留所有权利。
Evidence suggests that mothers' nutrition knowledge and home food availability (HFA) are directly and independently associated with children's food intakes. In this study we test the hypothesis that HFA mediates the association between maternal nutrition knowledge and child diet. In this cross-sectional study of Australian women living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Melbourne, Australia, mothers with dependent children (aged 5-12 years) provided data on their child's diet, HFA, nutrition knowledge and a range of sociodemographic characteristics. To test our hypothesis we assessed associations between nutrition knowledge and HFA, and between HFA and child food intake (adjusting for nutrition knowledge and child age). In all instances significant associations were found. HFA was found to mediate relationships between mother's nutrition knowledge and children's intake of fruit, vegetables, salty foods and soft drink. Our analyses showed that HFA was a mediator of the associations between maternal nutrition knowledge and child's diet in this population. This supports a focus on nutrition education that expands mothers' understanding of what foods to buy, prepare and serve. Further exploration of these associations will provide a stronger evidence base upon which to inform 'best bets' for parent-focussed nutrition promotion seeking to promote children's healthy eating. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.