Parental food consumption and diet quality and its association with children's food consumption in families at high risk of type 2 diabetes: the Feel4Diabetes-study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the parental food consumption and diet quality and its associations with children's consumption in families at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus across Europe. Also, to compare food frequency consumption among parents and children from high-risk families to the European Dietary guidelines/recommendations.

Design

Cross-sectional study using Feel4diabetes FFQ.

Setting

Families completed FFQ and anthropometric measures were obtained. Linear regression analyses were applied to investigate the relations between parental food consumption and diet quality and their children's food consumption after consideration of potential confounders.

Participants

2095 European families (74·6 % mothers, 50·9 % girls). The participants included p

SUBMITTER: Mahmood L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991723 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature