Home food availability, parental dietary intake, and familial eating habits influence the diet quality of urban Hispanic children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The home food environment influences children's eating behaviors and potentially affects overall diet quality. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between the home food environment and Hispanic children's diet quality.

Methods

Hispanic children, 10-14 years of age (n=187), and their parents participated in this cross-sectional study. The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) was used to determine diet quality based on reported dietary intake obtained through a food frequency questionnaire administered to the children. Parents self-reported home food availability, familial eating habits, and their own habitual diet through a home environment survey.

Results

The children's HEI total score was 59.4±8.8. Reported diets did not adhere to the dieta

SUBMITTER: Santiago-Torres M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4195232 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature