Associations between maternal diet, family eating habits and preschool children's dietary patterns: insights from the UPBEAT trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dietary behaviours in early life often track across the life course, influencing the development of adverse health outcomes such as obesity and cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to explore the between dietary patterns (DP) in preschool children and maternal DP and family eating habits.

Methods

We conducted a secondary analysis of 488 mother-child pairs from the UK pregnancy Better Eating and Activity Trial (UPBEAT) at 3-year follow-up. Previously published DP from mothers and children (derived from food-frequency questionnaires and exploratory factor analysis) were used. Mothers' DP were "Fruits-Vegetables", "African-Caribbean", "Processed and Snacks", and children's DP were "Prudent", "Processed-Snacking", and "African-Caribbean". Family meal environments

SUBMITTER: Luque V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11439303 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature