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The effect of the home environment on physical activity and dietary intake in preschool children

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Østbye, T; Malhotra, R; Stroo, M; Lovelady, C; Brouwer, R; Zucker, N; Fuemmeler, B
Published in: International Journal of Obesity
2013

Background:The effects of the home environment on child health behaviors related to obesity are unclear.Purpose:To examine the role of the home physical activity (PA) and food environment on corresponding outcomes in young children, and assess maternal education/work status as a moderator.Methods:Overweight or obese mothers rePORted on the home PA and food environment (accessibility, role modeling and parental policies). Outcomes included child moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA) and sedentary time derived from accelerometer data and two dietary factors ('junk' and healthy food intake scores) based on factor analysis of mother-rePORted food intake. Linear regression models assessed the net effect (controlling for child demographics, study arm, supplemental time point, maternal education/work status, child body mass index and accelerometer wear time (for PA outcomes)) of the home environment on the outcomes and moderation by maternal education/work status. Data were collected in North Carolina from 2007 to 2011.Results:Parental policies supPORting PA increased MVPA time, and limiting access to unhealthy foods increased the healthy food intake score. Role modeling of healthy eating behaviors increased the healthy food intake score among children of mothers with no college education. Among children of mothers with no college education and not working, limiting access to unhealthy foods and role modeling reduced 'junk' food intake scores whereas parental policies supPORting family meals increased 'junk' food intake scores.Conclusions:To promote MVPA, parental policies supPORting child PA are warranted. Limited access to unhealthy foods and role modeling of healthy eating may improve the quality of the child's food intake. © 2013 Macmillan Publishers Limited.

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International Journal of Obesity

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0307-0565

Publication Date

2013

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37

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10

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1314 / 1321

Related Subject Headings

  • Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • 13 Education
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Østbye, T., Malhotra, R., Stroo, M., Lovelady, C., Brouwer, R., Zucker, N., & Fuemmeler, B. (2013). The effect of the home environment on physical activity and dietary intake in preschool children. International Journal of Obesity, 37(10), 1314–1321. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2013.76
Østbye, T., R. Malhotra, M. Stroo, C. Lovelady, R. Brouwer, N. Zucker, and B. Fuemmeler. “The effect of the home environment on physical activity and dietary intake in preschool children.” International Journal of Obesity 37, no. 10 (2013): 1314–21. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2013.76.
Østbye T, Malhotra R, Stroo M, Lovelady C, Brouwer R, Zucker N, et al. The effect of the home environment on physical activity and dietary intake in preschool children. International Journal of Obesity. 2013;37(10):1314–21.
Østbye, T., et al. “The effect of the home environment on physical activity and dietary intake in preschool children.” International Journal of Obesity, vol. 37, no. 10, 2013, pp. 1314–21. Scival, doi:10.1038/ijo.2013.76.
Østbye T, Malhotra R, Stroo M, Lovelady C, Brouwer R, Zucker N, Fuemmeler B. The effect of the home environment on physical activity and dietary intake in preschool children. International Journal of Obesity. 2013;37(10):1314–1321.

Published In

International Journal of Obesity

DOI

ISSN

0307-0565

Publication Date

2013

Volume

37

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1314 / 1321

Related Subject Headings

  • Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • 13 Education
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences