scholarly journals Picky Eating in School-Aged Children: Sociodemographic Determinants and the Associations with Dietary Intake

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 2518
Author(s):  
Hebah Alawi Kutbi
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Dietary Behaviors ◽  
Picky Eating ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Sociodemographic Determinants

Children exhibiting picky eating behavior often demonstrate strong food preferences and rejection of particular foods or food texture, which may lead to limited dietary variety and possibly inadequate or unhealthy diet. Yet, the relationship between picky eating and nutrient intake in school-aged children has not been established previously. This study aimed to investigate the sociodemographic determinants of picky eating and the associations between picky eating and dietary intake in children. Data of 424 healthy Saudi children aged 6–12 years were collected from their mothers. A child’s picky eating habits were captured using a validated questionnaire. Sociodemographic characteristics of the children were assessed. Dietary data, including 24 h dietary recalls and frequency of fruit, vegetable, and milk consumption, were collected by dietetic professionals using phone-administered interviews. Compared to those of normal-weight mothers, children of mothers with obesity had higher odds of being in the highest tertile of picky eating (OR = 1.93; 95% CI 1.02, 3.63). Children exhibiting higher levels of picky eating consumed less fruits (B = −0.03; 95% CI −0.06, −0.01), vegetables (B = −0.05; 95% CI −0.07, −0.02), and protein (B = −0.21; 95% CI −0.33, −0.09), and had higher consumption of trans fatty acid intake (B = 1.10; 95% CI 0.06, 2.15). Children with higher levels of picky eating presented unhealthy dietary behaviors. Future studies are needed to examine the long-term effect of picky eating on cardiovascular health. Dietary behaviors of mothers with obesity must be taken into consideration when designing intervention programs aiming to improve eating behaviors of children.

scholarly journals Considering Nature and Nurture in the Etiology and Prevention of Picky Eating: A Narrative Review

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3409
Author(s):  
Meera D. Patel ◽  
Sharon M. Donovan ◽  
Soo-Yeun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Potential Outcomes ◽  
Early Feeding ◽  
Picky Eating ◽  
Novel Foods ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Nature And Nurture

Children are often categorized as picky eaters by parents and caregivers for their rejection of foods, such as vegetables, and for exhibiting other difficult mealtime behaviors. However, there are several factors that contribute to these mealtime behaviors, including early feeding practices (i.e., breastfeeding, introduction to solid food), repeated exposure to novel foods, and genetic taste sensitivity to certain compounds. Using the online database of PubMed, a review of the literature on the development of picky eating in children, its outcomes, and intervention strategies was conducted. This review groups the developmental contributors to picky eating into the categories of nature and nurture and explores the interaction between the two. This paper will also summarize the potential outcomes of picky eating and the various strategies that are currently recommended to mitigate picky eating in young children. However, there is a lack of longitudinal work targeting consistent picky eating behaviors that have the potential to impact long-term food preferences and dietary variety. Future intervention strategies should address the factors that influence the development of picky eating on an individual level.

scholarly journals Association between Food Preferences, Eating Behaviors and Socio-Demographic Factors, Physical Activity among Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Qiu ◽  
Min Hou
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Picky Eating ◽  
Heavy Smoking ◽  
Vegetable Juice

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is a serious health issue among children and adolescents worldwide. This study aimed to investigate factors influencing weight status-associated food preferences and eating behaviors. A cross-sectional study was conducted to collect data from 2578 pairs of Chinese children and parents in five cities from December 2018 to March 2019. There was an increase in consumptions of processed seafood, nuts and dried fruit/vegetables, and fruit/vegetable juice, but a reduction of consuming puffed and processed meat products, sugar/artificially sweetened beverages and milk tea, and picky eating. These food preferences differentiate between sexes. Picky eating behavior was greatly presented in children of lower educated mothers or heavy-smoking fathers. Children of the lower educated fathers consumed less processed seafood and dairy products, and those of the heavy-smoking fathers consumed more puffed products, but less fruit/vegetable juice, and had greater snack preference. The father’s body mass index(BMI)status was also positively associated with unhealthy behaviors. Those who exercised daily longer showed better eating behaviors, and picky eating and fast-food lovers likely occurred in higher-income families. Our study provides an insight into that fathers being educated for health-conscious advice and physical activity may be the potential strategies to foster their children’s healthy eating patterns. Their efficacy needs to be further investigated.

scholarly journals Young adult nutrition and weight correlates of picky eating during childhood

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 987-995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan H Pesch ◽  
Katherine W Bauer ◽  
Mary J Christoph ◽  
Nicole Larson ◽  
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Picky Eating

AbstractObjective:To identify whether picky eating during childhood is associated with dietary intake, weight status and disordered eating behaviour during young adulthood.Design:A population-based study using data from young adults who responded online or by mail to the third wave of the Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults) study in 2008–2009. Participants retrospectively reported the extent to which they were a picky eater in childhood, sociodemographic characteristics, disordered eating behaviours, usual dietary intake, and weight and height.Setting:Participants were initially recruited in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota, USA, in 1998–1999.Participants:The analytic sample included 2275 young adults (55 % female, 48 % non-Hispanic White, mean age 25·3 (sd 1·6) years).Results:Young adults who reported picky eating in childhood were found to currently have lower intakes of fruit, vegetables and whole grains, and more frequent intakes of snack foods, sugar-sweetened beverages and foods from fast-food restaurants. No associations were observed between picky eating in childhood and young adults’ weight status, use of weight-control strategies or report of binge eating.Conclusions:While young adults who report picky eating during childhood are not at higher risk for disordered eating, those who were picky eaters tend to have less healthy dietary intake. Food preferences and dietary habits established by picky eaters during childhood may persist into adulthood.

scholarly journals Effects of multiple herb formula SEC-22 supplementation on dietary intake, picky eating behaviors, and growth indices in thin preschool children

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kijoon Kim ◽  
Joonsuk Lee ◽  
Hee Young Paik ◽  
Jihyun Yoon ◽  
Bongha Ryu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Growth Indices ◽  
Picky Eating

scholarly journals The Environmental and Bitter Taste Endophenotype Determinants of Picky Eating in Australian School-Aged Children 7–12 years—A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study Protocol

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1573
Author(s):  
Rati Jani ◽  
Rebecca Byrne ◽  
Penny Love ◽  
Cathy Agarwal ◽  
Fanke Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bitter Taste ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Taste Sensitivity ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Picky Eating ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

Caregivers’ perceptions of children’s pickiness are relatively scarce in relation to the five core food groups and their importance in providing a nutritionally balanced diet. Furthermore, there is no validated questionnaire that examines child-reported food preferences in an age-appropriate manner, and the use of terms such as a “picky eater” can be attributed to environmental and genetic factors. Despite potential links between children’s food preferences and endophenotype bitter taste, associations between bitter taste sensitivity and picky eating is relatively unexplored. The proposed cross-sectional study aims to develop and validate a parent-reported core-food Picky Eating Questionnaire (PEQ) and child-reported Food Preference Questionnaire (C-FPQ) and simultaneously investigate environmental and phenotype determinants of picky eating. The study will be conducted in three stages: Phase 1, piloting PEQ and C-FPQ questionnaires (15–20 primary caregivers and their children aged 7–12 years); Phase 2 and 3, validating the revised questionnaires and evaluating the 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) bitter taste sensitivity to examine perception to bitter taste (369 primary caregivers and their children). Study findings will generate new validated tools (PEQ, C-FPQ) for use in evidence-based practice and research and explore picky eating as a behavioural issue via the potential genetic-phenotype basis of bitter taste sensitivity.

scholarly journals Predictors of outcomes following a brief Portuguese parental nutrition intervention

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-179
Author(s):  
Ana Isabel Gomes ◽  
Luísa Barros ◽  
Ana Isabel Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Nutrition Intervention ◽  
Feeding Strategies ◽  
Parental Concerns ◽  
Parents And Children

Early childhood is largely recognized as a critical period for shaping the child’s eating patterns.Although interventions studies that focus on first years of life are increasing, with positive impact,the moderators of treatment gains and the relative importance of each determinant of the changeprocess have been rarely explored. This study aimed to identify potential predictors of outcomesconcerning children’s healthy and unhealthy eating behaviors after a parental school-basedintervention. An intervention longitudinal study with repeated measures at baseline and afterparticipation in the Red Apple program was performed. Parents and children were recruited in publicand state-funded kindergartens near Lisbon, Portugal. A total of 44 parents of 3- to 6-year-old childrenagreed to participate in the study and 39 met the inclusion criteria. The Red Apple program includedfour parental group sessions about young children’s growth, nutritional guidelines, and positiveparental feeding strategies, and adult-child activities and newsletters delivered to caregivers. Dataregarding children’s dietary intake, food preferences, neophobia/neophilia, parental concerns aboutthe child’s weight, and self-efficacy in promoting healthy dietary patterns in children were collectedbefore (T1) and after (T2) the intervention. Higher parental concerns about weight and self-efficacyat T1 significantly predicted children’s healthy dietary intake at T2. The only significant contributionfor children’s unhealthy dietary intake at T2 was the previous consumption of those foods at T1.Interventions that focus on parental cognitive variables might effectively contribute to positive changes in children’s dietary intake. Findings also suggest that specific targets of children’s diet may pose unlike challenges that respond differently to the mechanisms of influence of the intervention.

scholarly journals Differences in Salivary Proteins as a Function of PROP Taster Status and Gender in Normal Weight and Obese Subjects

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 2244
Author(s):  
Melania Melis ◽  
Mariano Mastinu ◽  
Stefano Pintus ◽  
Tiziana Cabras ◽  
Roberto Crnjar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Preferences ◽  
Specific Weight ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Nutrition Status ◽  
Salivary Proteins ◽  
Specific Proteins ◽  
Obese Subjects ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Cystatin Sn

Taste plays an important role in processes such as food choices, nutrition status and health. Salivary proteins contribute to taste sensitivity. Taste reduction has been associated with obesity. Gender influences the obesity predisposition and the genetic ability to perceive the bitterness of 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP), oral marker for food preferences and consumption. We investigated variations in the profile of salivary proteome, analyzed by HPLC-ESI-MS, between sixty-one normal weight subjects (NW) and fifty-seven subjects with obesity (OB), based on gender and PROP sensitivity. Results showed variations of taste-related salivary proteins between NW and OB, which were differently associated with gender and PROP sensitivity. High levels of Ps-1, II-2 and IB-1 proteins belonging to basic proline rich proteins (bPRPs) and PRP-1 protein belonging to acid proline rich proteins (aPRPs) were found in OB males, who showed a lower body mass index (BMI) than OB females. High levels of Ps-1 protein and Cystatin SN (Cyst SN) were found in OB non-tasters, who had lower BMI than OB super-tasters. These new insights on the role of salivary proteins as a factor driving the specific weight gain of OB females and super-tasters, suggest the use of specific proteins as a strategic tool modifying taste responses related to eating behavior.

scholarly journals Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation: the patients claim for new strategies but do they adhere?

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Alves Da Silva ◽  
I Aguiar-Ricardo ◽  
N Cunha ◽  
T Rodrigues ◽  
B Valente-Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Training ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Therapeutic Adherence ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Degree Of Participation

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs are established interventions to improve cardiovascular health, despite asymmetries in referral. With covid 19 outbreak, cardiac rehabilitation home based (CR-HB) programs emerged as an alternative. However, its adherence and implementation may vary greatly with socio-demographic factors. Purpose To assess adherence to the various components of a CR-HB program.  Methods Prospective cohort study which included patients (pts) who were participating in a centre-based CR program and accepted to participate in a CR-HB after the centre-based CR program closure due to COVID-19. The CR-HB consisted in a multidisciplinary digital CR program, including: 1.patient clinical and exercise risk assessment; 2.psychological tele-appointments; 3. online exercise training sessions; 4.structured online educational program for patients and family members/caregivers;  5. follow-up questionnaires; 6. nutrition tele-appointments; 7. physician tele-appointments Adherence to the program was assessed by drop-out rate; number of exercise sessions in which each patient participated; number of educational sessions attended and a validated questionnaire on therapeutic adherence (composed of 7 questions with minimum punctuation of 7 and maximum of 40 points). Results 116 cardiovascular disease (CVD) pts (62.6 ± 8.9 years, 95 males) who were attending a Centre-based CR program were included in a CR-HB program. Almost 90% (n = 103) of the participants had coronary artery disease; 13.8% pts had heart failure; the mean LVEF was 52 ± 11%. Regarding risk factors, obesity was the most common risk factor (74.7 %) followed by hypertension (59.6%), family history (41.8%), dyslipidaemia (37.9%), diabetes (18.1%), and smoking (12.9%).  Ninety-eight pts (85.5%) successfully completed the program. Almost half (46.9%) of the participants did at least one online exercise training session per week. Among the pts who did online exercise training sessions, 58% did 2-3 times per week, 27% once per week and 15% more than 4 times per week.  The pts participated, on average, in 1.45 ± 2.6 education sessions (rate of participation of 13,2%) and therapeutic adherence was high (39,7 ± 19; min 35-40).  Regarding educational status of the pts, 33 pts (45,2%) had a bachelor degree. These pts tended to participate more in exercise sessions (1,7 ± 1,7 vs 1,2 ± 1,4 sessions per week) and in education sessions (2.13 vs 1.6), although this difference was not statistically significant. The therapeutic adherence did not vary with patients’ level of education.  Conclusion Our results showed that a high percentage of patients completed the program and almost half were weekly physically active. However, in regard to educational sessions, the degree of participation was much lower. Educational status seemed to correlate with a higher degree of participation and, in the future, patient selection might offer better results in these kinds of programs.

scholarly journals Effect of Family-Based REDUCE Intervention Program on Children Eating Behavior and Dietary Intake: Randomized Controlled Field Trial

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 3065
Author(s):  
Norliza Ahmad ◽  
Zalilah Mohd Shariff ◽  
Firdaus Mukhtar ◽  
Munn-Sann Lye
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Child Eating ◽  
Family Based ◽  
Child Eating Behaviors ◽  
Randomized Controlled Field Trial

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a family-based intervention program (REDUCE) on children’s eating behaviors and dietary intake. A two-arm randomized controlled field trial was conducted among parents and children of 7 to 10 years old who were either overweight or obese. The intervention was conducted via face-to-face sessions and social media. The child eating behaviors were assessed using the child eating behaviors questionnaire (CEBQ), while their dietary consumption of vegetables and unhealthy snacks was assessed using a parental report of three days unweighted food. The generalized linear mixed modelling adjusted for covariates was used to estimate the intervention effects with alpha of 0.05. A total of 122 parents (91% response rate) completed this study. At the six-month post-training, there were statistically significant mean differences in the enjoyment of food (F(6481) = 4.653, p < 0.001), fruit and vegetable intake (F(6480) = 4.165, p < 0.001) and unhealthy snack intake (F(6480) = 5.062, p < 0.001) between the intervention and wait-list groups; however, it was not clinically meaningful. This study added to the body of knowledge of family-based intervention that utilized social media and assessed the effect in children’s eating behavior using the CEBQ and children’s dietary intake.

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