Associations Between Food Insecurity and Parental Feeding Behaviors of Toddlers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We examined associations between household food insecurity status and parental feeding behavior, weight perception, and child weight status in a diverse sample of young children.

Methods

Cross-sectional analysis of 2-year-old children in Greenlight, a cluster randomized trial to prevent childhood obesity. The exposure was food insecurity, defined as a positive response to a validated screen. Outcomes were parent feeding behaviors/beliefs measured by the Child Feeding Questionnaire and child weight status. t tests and linear regression were used to assess associations between food insecurity and each outcome. We adjusted for child sex, race/ethnicity, parent education, employment, site, number of children in the home, and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for W

SUBMITTER: Orr CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7655687 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov - Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature