Trial reportThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2013
Change in the family food environment is associated with positive dietary change in children.
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- How Does the University Food Environment Impact Student Dietary Behaviors? A Systematic Review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- How effective are family-based and institutional nutrition interventions in improving children's diet and health? A systematic review.BMC public health · 2017Pooled it
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- Reducing sugary drink intake through youth empowerment: results from a pilot-site randomized study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Trial
- Perceived eating norms and vegetable consumption in children.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Trial
- Children's executive function and high-calorie, low-nutrient food intake: mediating effects of child-perceived adult fast food intake.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2015Trial
- A personalised nutrition intervention for adolescent depression: a mixed-methods feasibility pilot study.The British journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of parents regarding childhood weight management and associated factors in Southwest China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Does food availability affect nutrition-related health among rural residents in China?BMC public health · 2025Article
- Preschool Children's Dietary Patterns Are Associated with Food Shopping Establishments: The SENDO Project.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Behavior Change Interventions to Address Unhealthy Food Consumption: A Scoping Review.Current developments in nutrition · 2024Article
- The translation and psychometrics Persian version of irrational food belief scale.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Longitudinal changes in home food availability across the first 3 years of life and associations with family context predictors.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
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- Parental reward-based eating drive predicts parents' feeding behaviors and Children's ultra-processed food intake.Appetite · 2021Article
- Moderating Effects of Parental Feeding Practices and Emotional Eating on Dietary Intake among Overweight African American Adolescents.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Methods and rationale to assess the efficacy of a parenting intervention targeting diet improvement and substance use prevention among Latinx adolescents.Contemporary clinical trials · 2020Article
- The Impact of Responsive Feeding Practice Training on Teacher Feeding Behaviors in Tribal Early Care and Education: The Food Resource Equity and Sustainability for Health (FRESH) Study.Current developments in nutrition · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe family food environment is an important influence in the development of children's dietary habits. Research suggests that influences of current dietary behaviour and behaviour change may differ. The aims of this paper were to: (1) investigate the association between the food environment at baseline and change in children's saturated fat intake; and (2) to explore whether a change in the food environment was associated with a change in children's saturated fat intake.
methodSecondary analysis of a 12 week cluster randomised controlled trial in 133 4-13 year old children. Families were randomly allocated to parental education regarding changing to reduced-fat dairy foods or a comparison non-dietary behaviour. The interventions were family focused. Parents received education from a dietitian in 3x30 minute sessions to facilitate behaviour change. Parents completed a comprehensive questionnaire capturing three domains of the food environment--Parent knowledge and attitudes; shaping practices; and behaviours and role modelling. Children's dietary intake was assessed via multiple 24-hour recalls at baseline and week 12. Changes in the family food environment and primary outcome (saturated fat) were calculated. Hierarchical linear regression models were performed to explore the association between baseline and change in food environment constructs and change in saturated fat intake. Standardised Beta are presented (p<0.05).
resultsAfter adjustments for child and family demographics, higher levels of perceived food availability (β=-0.2) at baseline was associated with greater reduction in saturated fat intake, where as higher perceived responsibility (β=0.2), restriction (β=0.3) and pressure to eat (β=0.3) were associated with lesser change in saturated fat. An increase in nutrition knowledge (β=-0.2), perceived responsibility (β=-0.3) and restriction (β=-0.3) from baseline to week 12 were associated with greater reduction in saturated fat intake.
conclusionsThe present study was one of the first to quantify changes in the family food environment, and identify a number of factors which were associated with a positive dietary change. Because interventions focus on behaviour change, the findings may provide specific targets for intervention strategies in the future.
trial registrationAustralia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12609000453280.
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