Parental reward-based eating drive predicts parents' feeding behaviors and Children's ultra-processed food intake.

ABSTRACT: Reward-based eating drive is associated with individual consumption, but there has been a paucity of research on the relationships between parental reward-based eating, child feeding behaviors, and child food consumption. Child feeding behaviors likely to be associated with parental reward-based eating drive include the provision of ultra-processed foods, as they are designed to be hyperpalatable and are associated with disordered food intake. The present study uses a virtual reality (VR) buffet restaurant environment to examine parents' food choice behaviors for their children and a food frequency assessment to measure the children's reported consumption over the course of a week. Results found that parental reward-based eating drive significantly predicted ultra-processed calories chosen

SUBMITTER: Dolwick AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8529800 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature