Dietary Quality
Conditions
Keywords
parent feeding styles, dietary quality, dinner meal, preschool, low-income
Brief summary
In this study, the investigators will use an existing data set to examine the relationship between parent feeding styles and the quality of the dinner meal using the Healthy Eating Index.
Detailed description
Investigators will use an existing data set collected between 2007 and 2009. The purpose of the larger data set including 177 families was to examine parent - child interactions during dinner meals in low-income Hispanic and African-American families participating in Head Start programs. Data was collected on parent-child interactions and information regarding the food served and consumed by children during dinner meals. The specific aims included: 1) examining the overall diet quality using the Healthy Eating Index of Head Start preschool dinner meals by parent feeding styles, an 2) the diet quality of the dinner meal served to that of the meal consumed and within each of the parent feeding styles.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Baylor College of Medicine
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 5 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Parents who were responsible for feeding the child while the child was not in Head Start and their oldest child enrolled in Head Start.
Exclusion criteria
* Any children who have dietary restraints or food allergies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dietary Quality | 10 minutes | The Healthy Eating Index was used to obtain the quality of the food served and consumed by the child at dinner. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed