Food-related parenting practices and child and adolescent weight and weight-related behaviors.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children has reached a concerning plateau in the past three decades, with overweight or obesity impacting approximately one-third of youth. Unhealthy weight-related behaviors, including dieting, unhealthy weight control practices and binge eating, are also a great public health concern for young people given both their high prevalence and harmful consequences. Food-related parenting practices, including food restriction and pressure-to-eat, have been associated with higher weight status, as well as the use of unhealthy weight-related behaviors, in children and adolescents. Physicians and other health care providers who work with families should discourage parents from using food restriction and pressure-to-eat parenting practices with their child

SUBMITTER: Loth K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4580330 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature