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Factors influencing obesogenic dietary intake in young children (0-6 years): systematic review of qualitative evidence.
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Perspectives on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Government Dietary Guidelines: Content Analysis of Comments on News Websites.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Factors influencing obesogenic behaviours of adolescent girls and women in low- and middle-income countries: A qualitative evidence synthesis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Nutritional Education Interventions on Metabolic Risk in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- Systematic review of interventions in the childcare setting with direct parental involvement: effectiveness on child weight status and energy balance-related behaviours.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Pooled it
- Characteristics of Effective Interventions Promoting Healthy Eating for Pre-Schoolers in Childcare Settings: An Umbrella Review.Nutrients · 2018Pooled it
- Systematic review of the relationships between sedentary behaviour and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years).BMC public health · 2017Pooled it
- Qualitative Studies of Infant and Young Child Feeding in Lower-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Dietary Patterns.Nutrients · 2017Pooled it
- Exploring the influence of local food environments on food behaviours: a systematic review of qualitative literature.Public health nutrition · 2017Pooled it
- Diet, physical activity, and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obesity in preschool children up to the age of 6 years.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Associations between maternal diet, family eating habits and preschool children's dietary patterns: insights from the UPBEAT trial.Nutrition journal · 2024Trial
- Enhancing the potential effects of text messages delivered via an m-health intervention to improve packing of healthy school lunchboxes.Public health nutrition · 2021Trial
- Factors influencing engagement and dietary behaviour change of mothers and their children in a blog-delivered healthy eating intervention: a process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial.Public health nutrition · 2021Trial
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- Obese mother, obese child: A convergent mixed methods study of intergenerational obesity in low-income households in Malaysia.PloS one · 2026Article
- Mapping how responsibility for poor diets is framed in the United Kingdom: a scoping review.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Nurturing Healthy Smiles: Brazilian Immigrant Parents' Perceptions and Parenting Practices of Healthy Eating to Promote Oral Health in Preschool-Aged Children: A Qualitative Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Examining the association between maternal junk food consumption and obesity among children: evidence from a cross-sectional survey in India.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Cardiometabolic Health Burden in Pediatric HIV: Unmet Need in the Contemporary Antiretroviral Therapy Era.Cureus · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundObesogenic dietary intake is prevalent in young children and is associated with obesity and other adverse health outcomes in childhood and later in life.
objectiveTo describe the barriers to and facilitators of obesogenic dietary intake in early childhood, in order to inform interventions and public health policies to prevent obesity.
designSystematic review of qualitative literature on factors influencing obesogenic diets in children aged 0-6 years. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Knowledge, British Nursing Index, ASSIA and Sociological Abstracts. REVIEW
methodsQualitative studies meeting the inclusion criteria were synthesised. Data were analysed by creating a thematic framework, underpinned by the socioecological model, which included familiarisation of data across the studies, indexing, charting, mapping and interpretation.
results20 studies from the USA (10), Europe (6) and Australia (4) included the views of 1067 participants (901 parents/caregivers, 37 children, 87 teachers, 15 dieticians and 27 nursery staff). Study designs included focus groups (n=16), individual interviews (n=6) and ethnography (n=1) with some studies using more than one design. Despite wide differences in the study context and focus, several consistent themes emerged. Parental factors increasing young children's obesogenic diets were: negative parent/family/peer modelling, lack of knowledge, time constraints, using food as reward, affordability and concerns about child's health. Child preferences also increased intake. Environmental factors increasing intake include: availability, advertising, societal, cultural and preschool/childcare influences.
conclusionsFuture intervention strategies should aim to promote modelling of positive behaviours, create home and preschool environments that promote healthy diets, and simultaneously target factors at the family and preschool/childcare levels. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: This review is one of a series of systematic reviews on the determinants of obesogenic behaviours in young children, registered with the International Prospective Register for Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), CRD42012002881.
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