Does parenting affect children's eating and weight status?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Worldwide, the prevalence of obesity among children has increased dramatically. Although the etiology of childhood obesity is multifactorial, to date, most preventive interventions have focused on school-aged children in school settings and have met with limited success. In this review, we focus on another set of influences that impact the development of children's eating and weight status: parenting and feeding styles and practices. Our review has two aims: (1) to assess the extent to which current evidence supports the hypothesis that parenting, via its effects on children's eating, is causally implicated in childhood obesity; and (2) to identify a set of promising strategies that target aspects of parenting, which can be further evaluated as possible components in chi

SUBMITTER: Ventura AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2276506 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature