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Faith, Myles S. Heshka, Stanley Matz, Patty E. Pletrobelli, A. Allison, David B. |
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Distribution of Maternal Feeding Practices in the United States: Results from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Obesity Research 8,Supplement_1 (October 2000): 48s - Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Child Health; Ethnic Differences; Family Income; Gender; Hispanics; Obesity; Temperament; Weight Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Maternal overcontrol during feeding is associated with poorer caloric regulation in children and may be a risk factor for childhood obesity. However, studies investigating these associations have relied upon relatively small and primarily Caucasian samples. There are almost no data on the distribution of maternal feeding practices (MFP), especially feeding overcontrol, on a population level. In the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), a nationally representative and ethnically diverse sample, mothers of children 3 - 6 years old were asked 'How much choice is your child allowed in deciding what foods he/she eats at breakfast and lunch?" Responses ranged from 1 ('A Great Deal") to 4 (`None"). Questions asking about child obedience during feeding were also assessed. We tested whether the distribution of reported MFP varies as a function of child gender, ethnicity, age, maternal body mass index (BMI), and family income. Subjects in the present study were > 1,000 Hispanic, African American, and "non-Hispanic non-African American" (i.e., primarily Caucasian) children of the original NLSY cohort. With respect to the question addressing child choice during eating, analyses indicated a significant ethnicity effect (p<.0001) such that mothers of non-Hispanic/non-African American children were more likely to report allowing their children "great choice" in deciding what foods to eat (32%) compared to mothers of Hispanic (20%) and African American (22%) children. By contrast, mothers of Hispanic (27%) and African American (24%) children were more likely to report allowing "none" or "little" food choice compared to mothers of non-Hispanic/non-African American children (13%). Choice was also related to family income in certain analyses (p<.0001), such that increasing income was associated with increased child food choice. Child gender, maternal BMI, and other demographic variables were not significant. Questions reflecting child obedience during eating did not differ by child gender or ethnicity. In summary, child food choice may be somewhat reduced in Hispanic, African American and poorer families, but unrelated to child gender and maternal BMI. Results appear consistent with certain population-level differences in obesity prevalence and the potential role of feeding overcontrol in childhood obesity onset. (Funded by grants from NIMH & ATPM-CDC). |
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Faith, Myles S., Stanley Heshka, Patty E. Matz, A. Pletrobelli and David B. Allison. "Distribution of Maternal Feeding Practices in the United States: Results from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth." Obesity Research 8,Supplement_1 (October 2000): 48s - .
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Faith, Myles S. Manibay, Elizabeth Kravitz, Meredyth Griffith, John Allison, David B. |
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Relative Body Weight and Self-Esteem Among African Americans in Four Nationally Representative Samples Obesity Research 6,6 (November 1998): 430-437. Also: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9845233 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) Keyword(s): Age and Ageing; Gender Differences; Longitudinal Data Sets; Obesity; Racial Equality/Inequality; Weight Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. OBJECTIVE: Obesity is an increasingly common health problem among African Americans, especially women, in the United States. However, limited data are available on the psychological correlates of obesity in this population. This study examined the association between self-esteem and relative body weight (RBW) in four large nationally representative samples of African American individuals. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Data from The Adolescent Health Care Evaluation Study, The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, The High School and Beyond, and The National Survey of Black Americans were analyzed. Within each database, regression analyses tested the association between RBW and self-esteem while adjusting for age and sex. RESULTS: In three of the four databases, there was no significant association between RBW and self-esteem. In the only database detecting a statistically significant effect, the magnitude of the effect was small. The combined effects of RBW and its interact ion with age and sex accounted for <2% of the variance in self-esteem across databases. DISCUSSION: Results suggest that elevated RBW is not associated with a poorer general self-concept, on average, among African American individuals. Copyright: NAASO |
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Faith, Myles S., Elizabeth Manibay, Meredyth Kravitz, John Griffith and David B. Allison. "Relative Body Weight and Self-Esteem Among African Americans in Four Nationally Representative Samples." Obesity Research 6,6 (November 1998): 430-437.
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Li, Chaoyang Kaur, Harsohena Choi, Won S. Huang, Terry T-K Lee, Rebecca E. Ahluwalia, Jasjit S. |
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Additive Interactions of Maternal Prepregnancy BMI and Breast-feeding on Childhood Overweight Obesity Research 13,2 (February 2005): 362-371. Also: http://www.nature.com/oby/journal/v13/n2/abs/oby200548a.html Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) Keyword(s): Birthweight; Body Mass Index (BMI); Breastfeeding; Child Health; Children, Health Care; Hispanics; Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Obesity; Pre/post Natal Behavior; Pre/post Natal Health Care Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. OBJECTIVE: To examine the interactions of maternal prepregnancy BMI and breast-feeding on the risk of overweight among children 2 to 14 years of age. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: The 1996 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, Child and Young Adult data in the United States were analyzed (n = 2636). The weighted sample represented 51.3% boys, 78.0% whites, 15.0% blacks, and 7.0% Hispanics. Childhood overweight was defined as BMI >/=95th percentile for age and sex. Maternal prepregnancy obesity was determined as BMI >/=30 kg/m(2). The duration of breast-feeding was measured as the weeks of age from birth when breast-feeding ended. RESULTS: After adjusting for potential confounders, children whose mothers were obese before pregnancy were at a greater risk of becoming overweight [adjusted odds ratio (OR), 4.1; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.6, 6.4] than children whose mothers had normal BMI (<25 kg/m(2); p < 0.001 for linear trend). Breast-feeding for >/=4 months was associated with a lower risk of childhood overweight (OR, 0.6; 95% CI, 0.4, 1.0; p = 0.06 for linear trend). The additive interaction between maternal prepregnancy obesity and lack of breast-feeding was detected (p < 0.05), such that children whose mothers were obese and who were never breast-fed had the greatest risk of becoming overweight (OR, 6.1; 95% CI, 2.9, 13.1). DISCUSSION: The combination of maternal prepregnancy obesity and lack of breast-feeding may be associated with a greater risk of childhood overweight. Special attention may be needed for children with obese mothers and lack of breast-feeding in developing childhood obesity intervention programs. |
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Li, Chaoyang, Harsohena Kaur, Won S. Choi, Terry T-K Huang, Rebecca E. Lee and Jasjit S. Ahluwalia. "Additive Interactions of Maternal Prepregnancy BMI and Breast-feeding on Childhood Overweight." Obesity Research 13,2 (February 2005): 362-371.
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