Effectiveness of differing levels of support for family meals on obesity prevention among head start preschoolers: the simply dinner study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite slight decreases in obesity prevalence in children, nearly 25% of preschool-aged children are overweight or obese. Most interventions focused on promoting family meals as an obesity-prevention strategy target meal planning skills, knowledge and modeling of healthy eating without addressing the practical resources that enable implementation of family meals. There is a striking lack of evidence about what level of resources low-income parents need to implement family meals. This study will identify resources most effective in promoting family meals and, subsequently, test associations among the frequency of family meals, dietary quality and children's adiposity indices among children enrolled in Head Start.

Methods

The Multiphase Optimization Strategy, emplo

SUBMITTER: Brophy-Herb HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5303213 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature