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Links between mothers' and children's disinhibited eating and children's adiposity.

ABSTRACT: Few studies have examined relationships between parents' and children's specific disinhibited eating behaviors. We investigated links among mothers' and children's binge/loss of control eating, eating in the absence of hunger, and children's adiposity in 305 non-treatment-seeking youth, aged 8-17 years (13.62±2.65 years; 49.8% female) and their mothers. Youths' loss of control eating and eating in the absence of hunger were assessed by interview and self-report questionnaire. Children's adiposity was assessed with BMI-z and air displacement plethysmography. Maternal binge eating, eating in the absence of hunger and highest, non-pregnant BMI were self-reported. In structural equation models controlling for mothers' BMI, mothers' binge eating related to children's loss of control eating, and mothers' eating in the absence of hunger related to children's eating in the absence of hunger. Mothers' binge eating and children's eating in the absence of hunger were unrelated, as were mothers' eating in the absence of hunger and children's loss of control. Further, mothers' binge eating was indirectly related to children's adiposity through children's loss of control eating. Likewise, mothers' eating in the absence of hunger indirectly related to children's adiposity through children's eating in the absence of hunger. Mothers and children share similar, specific disinhibited eating styles.

SUBMITTER: Zocca JM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3055954 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Links between mothers' and children's disinhibited eating and children's adiposity.

Zocca Jaclyn M JM Shomaker Lauren B LB Tanofsky-Kraff Marian M Columbo Kelli M KM Raciti Gina R GR Brady Sheila M SM Crocker Melissa K MK Ali Asem H AH Matheson Brittany E BE Yanovski Susan Z SZ Yanovski Jack A JA

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Few studies have examined relationships between parents' and children's specific disinhibited eating behaviors. We investigated links among mothers' and children's binge/loss of control eating, eating in the absence of hunger, and children's adiposity in 305 non-treatment-seeking youth, aged 8-17 years (13.62±2.65 years; 49.8% female) and their mothers. Youths' loss of control eating and eating in the absence of hunger were assessed by interview and self-report questionnaire. Children's adiposit ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundChildhood obesity has become a major global health concern and has been increasing dramatically over the years. Previous study has shown that specific eating behaviours may have been associated with obesity especially under-responsiveness to internal satiety cues and over-responsiveness to external food cues such as the taste, smell, availability and emotions. However, there is still inadequate number of studies present to describe the association between the children's body mass index (BMI) and their eating behaviours, especially in Sabah, Malaysia. Therefore, the objective of this study is to established the association between the children's eating behaviours with their nutritional status based on their body mass index.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional study involving 484 children aged 6-12 years old was conducted in Kota Kinabalu, which is a developing urban area in Sabah. The children were recruited from five primary schools that were selected based on multistage stratified and convenience sampling method. Sociodemographic details and anthropometric measures both parents and children, and eating behaviours of children were assessed using Children Eating Behaviour Questionnaires (CEBQ). Age-adjusted BMI z-scores were then calculated according to the World Health Organization recommendations to assess nutritional status.ResultsThe prevalence of childhood obesity among children aged 6-12 years old is 13.2%. The mean scores of 'Food Approach' subscales from the CEBQ showed higher mean score in overweight and obese groups as compared to the mean score in normal weight group. The mean scores of 'Food Avoidance' subscales showed lower mean score in overweight and obese groups as compared to mean score in normal weight group.ConclusionThis study provides evidence that childhood obesity is yet to be a prevalent health problem in a developing urban area considering the "Food approach" subscales were positively associated with the excess weight in children.

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