Mother's Take

研究招募于2010年11月启动，招募于2011年7月结束。 共有230名超重的母亲参加了这项在NIH临床中心进行的研究。母亲们接受虚拟自助餐，并报告说，感知设置和食品是高度现实的外观。在基线时，尽管母亲有肥胖的家族史，但她们认为自己的孩子在童年和成年期间变得肥胖的风险相对较低。 我们正在分析研究结果，以评估基于家族史的遗传风险信息是否会影响母亲对孩子的食物选择。 我们预计研究结果将于2012年夏天在国际行为医学学会上发表。

Study recruitment was launched in November 2010 and recruitment closed July, 2011. A total of 230 overweight mothers participated in the study that was based at the NIH Clinical Center. Mothers were receptive to the virtual buffet and reported perceiving the setting and food items to be highly realistic in appearance. At baseline, despite their positive family history for obesity, mothers perceived their children to be at relatively low risk of becoming obese during childhood and into adulthood. We are in the process of analyzing the study findings to evaluate whether genetic risk information based on family history influenced mothers' food choices for their child. We anticipate that study results will be presented at the International Society of Behavioral Medicine in summer of 2012.