Objective: The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between family meals and parental encouragement of healthy eating overall and by ethnicity. Design: Family meal frequency was measured with one item asking how many times in the past 7 d all or most of the family ate a meal together, which was then categorized to represent three levels of family meals (#2 times, 3–6 tim...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between family meals and parental encouragement of healthy eating overall and by ethnicity. DESIGN Family meal frequency was measured with one item asking how many times in the past 7 d all or most of the family ate a meal together, which was then categorized to represent three levels of family meals (≤2 times, 3-6 tim...

BACKGROUND The role of family food behaviours on weight status of family members is not well understood. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of some aspects of family food behaviours on adolescents overweight. METHOD In a cross-sectional mother-child-linked study design, participants were a subsample of 3862 adolescents (51.9% boys) from the Mater hospital-University of Q...

BACKGROUND High food responsiveness (FR) and low satiety responsiveness (SR) are 2 appetitive traits that have been associated longitudinally with risk of excessive weight gain; however, to our knowledge, no studies have examined the associations between these traits and eating patterns in daily life in young children. OBJECTIVE We tested the hypothesis that higher FR is independently associa...

Background Poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in the first 2 years of age are among major causes of childhood malnutrition, in developing countries including Ethiopia. It results in irreversible outcomes of stunting, poor cognitive development, and significantly increases risks of many chronic and infectious diseases. This study was intended to assess factors associated with m...

BACKGROUND To assess how much of a public health problem emotional and instrumental feeding practices are, we explored the use of these feeding practices in a sample of Dutch mothers regarding their child's food intake between main meals. METHODS A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among 359 mothers of primary school children aged 4-12 years. The questionnaires were completed ...

Peripherally active anorectic agents represent a new approach to the pharmacological management of obesity. Two inhibitors of carbohydrate absorption: an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, acarbose (Bay g 5421) and a alpha-amylase inhibitor, Ro 12-2272, were compared with two novel inhibitors of lipid metabolism: an inhibitor of human pancreatic lipase (Ro 20-0083) and of hepatic fatty acid synthesis...

Background: There is a striking lack of evidence about parents’/caregivers’ influence on their children’s dietary intake across Brazil and other middleand low-income countries. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the associations between adolescents’ dietary intake and home environment, family meals and parental support. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 14–18 years old adole...

BACKGROUND Although a regular meal pattern is recommended for obese people, its effects on energy metabolism have not been examined. OBJECTIVE We investigated whether a regular meal frequency affects energy intake (EI), energy expenditure, or circulating insulin, glucose, and lipid concentrations in healthy obese women. DESIGN Ten women [x +/- SD body mass index (in kg/m(2)): 37.1 +/- 4.8] ...