ReviewCurrent obesity reports2017
The Influence of Fathers on Children's Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviors: Insights, Recommendations and Future Directions.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effective and resource-efficient strategies for recruiting families in physical activity, sedentary behavior, nutrition, and obesity prevention research: A systematic review with expert opinion.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Effects of a family-based lifestyle intervention on co-physical activity and other health-related outcomes of fathers and their children: the 'Run Daddy Run' intervention.BMC public health · 2023Trial
- Impact of the 'Healthy Youngsters, Healthy Dads' program on physical activity and other health behaviours: a randomised controlled trial involving fathers and their preschool-aged children.BMC public health · 2022Trial
- Stakeholder engagement in developing a father-inclusive early life obesity prevention intervention: First Heroes.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Trial
- Telephone and Web-Based Delivery of Healthy Eating and Active Living Interventions for Parents of Children Aged 2 to 6 Years: Mixed Methods Process Evaluation of the Time for Healthy Habits Translation Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- Exploring a parent-focused physical literacy intervention for early childhood: a pragmatic controlled trial of the PLAYshop.BMC public health · 2022Trial
- Dietary Outcomes of the 'Healthy Youngsters, Healthy Dads' Randomised Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2021Trial
- A RE-AIM evaluation of Healthy Together: a family-centred program to support children's healthy weights.BMC public health · 2020Trial
- Long-term outcomes of a father-daughter program for sport participation, activity, wellbeing, and gender equity: a 3-8-year mixed-methods follow-up.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Multilevel determinants of paternal and child physical activity: qualitative research using dyadic interviews among Mexican heritage fathers living near the Texas-Mexico border.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A qualitative study into the perceptions and needs of fathers with a migration background on parenting regarding energy balance-related behaviors.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Replicability, adaptability and long-term impact of the 'Healthy Youngsters, Healthy Dads' program in Newcastle, Australia.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- The role of fathers in child development from preconception to postnatal influences: Opportunities for the National Institutes of Health Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program.Developmental psychobiology · 2024Review
- Physical Activity and Its Potential Determinants in Obese Children and Adolescents under Specialist Outpatient Care-A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Indian fathers are involved in nurturing healthy behaviours in adolescents: A qualitative inquiry.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Nutrition Effects of a Family-Centered Health Promotion Program for Mexican-Heritage Children in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.Nutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewAlthough fathers have an important influence on their children's well-being, their unique influence on child lifestyle behaviors has been largely overlooked in the literature. To inform and encourage future research, this paper provides an overview of existing studies that have examined the influence of fathers on the physical activity and dietary behaviors of their children. RECENT
findingsWhile the available data indicate that fathers' behaviors and parenting practices likely play an important role in promoting healthy behaviors in children, the evidence base is limited by a reliance on observational designs and small, ungeneralizable samples. This paper also provides a summary of the methods, research findings, and experiential insights we have gained while conducting the "Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids" randomized controlled trials, which tested the efficacy and effectiveness of a socio-culturally targeted program that engages fathers to improve their own health and the health of their children. The paper concludes with a series of recommendations for recruiting and engaging fathers and a summary of directions for future research.
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