Associations of parents' use of food as reward with children's eating behaviour and BMI in a population-based cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parents' use of food as reward has been linked to children's dietary intake, but the association with children's eating behaviour and overweight risk is less clear.

Objectives

To examine the temporal association of using food as reward with eating behaviour, body mass index (BMI) and weight status of children.

Methods

Participants were 3642 children of the population-based Generation R Study in the Netherlands (8.3% overweight/obese). Repeated assessments were collected at child ages 4 and 9 years, including measured anthropometrics and parent reports on feeding practises and eating behaviour.

Results

Linear regressions and cross-lagged models indicated that parents' use of food as reward at child age 4 years predicted Emotional Overeating and Picky

SUBMITTER: Jansen PW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7583369 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature