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Association of parental emotional feeding with preschool child intake of sugar‐sweetened beverages (252.7)
Author(s) -
Lora Karina,
Wakefield Dorothy,
Ferris Ann
Publication year - 2014
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.28.1_supplement.252.7
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , medicine , child obesity , ethnic group , environmental health , percentile , fruit juice , childhood obesity , obesity , demography , food science , overweight , geography , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , archaeology , sociology , anthropology
The study examined parental feeding practices with preschool children consumption of sugar‐sweetened beverages (SSB). Baseline data from a longitudinal study with low‐income multicultural caregivers of 3‐5 y old children (n=326). Participants provided demographics; two‐consecutive weekend food recalls for the child and responded to the Preschooler Feeding Questionnaire. Children’s height and weight were measured in triplicate. Food recalls were averaged over the two days. General linear models tested association of feeding practices with child intake (oz.) of SSB (juice drinks, soda) among children with SSB intake in their food recalls (consumers). Among consumers, median total child intake of SSB was 8.7 oz/day, while juice drinks and soda were 6.7 oz/day and 5.4 oz/day, respectively. Total SSB and juice drinks intakes were positively associated with caregiver’s “Use of Food to Calm the Child” in Latino and White children (p<.05). Use of Food to Calm the Child was positively associated with BMI percentile in White children only (p<.05). SSB and juice drinks intakes were not associated with child’s BMI percentile. No other feeding practice was associated with child’s intake of SSB. Caregivers’ use of SSB for emotional feeding seems to occur in the context of negative emotions in the child. Ethnic/racial differences exist in the use of foods for child’s emotional regulation. Grant Funding Source : USDA/NRI 2008‐55215‐19071