Appetite
Volume 95, 2015, Pages 211-218

Low demanding parental feeding style is associated with low consumption of whole grains among children of recent immigrants (Article)

Tovar A.* , Choumenkovitch S.F. , Hennessy E. , Boulos R. , Must A. , Hughes S.O. , Gute D.M. , Vikre E.K. , Economos C.D.
  • a Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, The University of Rhode Island, 112 Ranger Hall, Kingston, RI 02881, United States
  • b Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, 150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, United States
  • c National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
  • d University of New England, Portland Campus, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04103, United States
  • e Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, 150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, United States, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02111, United States
  • f Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates, Houston, TX 77030, United States
  • g Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Tufts University, 200 College Avenue, Medford, MA 02155, United States
  • h Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, 150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, United States
  • i Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, 150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, United States

Abstract

We explored the influence of immigrant mothers feeding style on their children's fruit, vegetable and whole grain intake and how this relationship differed by mother's time in the U.S. Baseline data were collected on mother-child (3-12 yrs) dyads enrolled in Live Well (n = 313), a community-based, participatory, randomized controlled lifestyle intervention (2008-2013). Socio-demographics, years of residence in the U.S., behavioral data, and responses to the Caregiver's Feeding Styles Questionnaire (CFSQ) were obtained from the mother. Measured heights and weights were obtained for both mother and child. Child dietary intake was assessed using the Block Food Screener. Separate multiple linear regression models were run, adjusting for child and mother covariates. Interactions between feeding styles and years in the U.S. (<5 and ≥ 5 years), ethnicity, and child age were tested. Sixty-nine percent of mothers were overweight or obese, 46% of the children were overweight or obese. For mothers in the U.S. for. <. 5 years, having a low demanding/high responsive style was associated with lower child intake of whole grains in adjusted models vs. a high demanding/high responsive style (p < 0.05). This was not seen for mothers in the U.S. for. ≥. 5 years. Thus, the influence of feeding style on dietary intake may change with length of time in the U.S. These hypotheses-generating findings call for future research to understand how broader socio-cultural factors influence the feeding dynamic among immigrants. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.

Author Keywords

immigrants Obesity Children Feeding styles Acculturation Dietary intake

Index Keywords

education immigrant fruit vegetable caloric intake human Ethnic Groups ethnic group social aspect time factor diet feeding behavior Brazilian obesity Time Factors Maternal Behavior nutritional assessment Haitian Surveys and Questionnaires United States Humans migrant Energy Intake Hispanic grain male Emigrants and Immigrants Caregivers Feeding Styles Questionnaire Acculturation preschool child Edible Grain Child, Preschool female Block Food Screener food grain questionnaire Mothers cultural factor Parenting Parent-Child Relations Article underweight major clinical study mother gender migration adult age body weight Emigration and Immigration ethnicity body mass body height dietary intake child parent relation Child
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84937428637&doi=10.1016%2fj.appet.2015.06.006&partnerID=40&md5=398d4b2806a72080b29d0ec4c2e01419
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.06.006
ISSN: 01956663
Cited by: 10
Original Language: English