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Differences and similarities in feeding behaviors between Guatemalan mothers and their children
Author(s) -
Gatica Giovanna Laura María,
Ramírez-Zea Manuel,
Letona Paola,
Caballero Benjamin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.1028.12
Subject(s) - overweight , meal , obesity , environmental health , demography , medicine , offspring , childhood obesity , fruit juice , food science , pregnancy , biology , pathology , sociology , genetics
Objective To identify feeding behaviors in mothers and their offspring. Methods Mothers and children (4th–6th grade) were recruited (91 pairs) in low‐income urban schools from Guatemala City. A validated 24‐hr food list, which allows assessing food frequency at each meal, was administered to each mother and child in 3 days of the same week. A Monday was included in all cases, to get data from the previous Sunday. Overweight/obesity classification for mothers and children were made according to WHO standards. Results The ten food items most consumed by mothers and children differed just in one food item (snacks was ranked 6 th place in children, while boiled black‐beans was ranked 10 th in mothers). Taking into account food items that were consumed at least once a week (31 for the mothers and 36 for the children), principal component analysis showed different food patterns between the mother and her child. Girls consumed more non‐fried vegetables, fruit, and fruit juice while boys consumed more artificial juice. Mothers with normal BMI consumed more sweet bread compared to overweight/obese mothers, who consumed more soda. Conclusions Daily food consumption between mothers and their children were similar and the variability was explained by particular food patterns that included similar and different foods. Grant Funding Source : NHLBI HHSN 268200900028C