Food Choices of Young African-American and Latino Adolescents: Where Do Parents Fit In?

O’Dougherty, Maureen; Story, Mary; Lytle, Leslie A.

doi:10.1016/j.jada.2006.08.011

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“…This was accompanied by a decrease in reported weekly consumption of milk (both full fat and low fat), fruit, vegetables, fish, eggs and cereal. These observations tend to confirm other studies which show that the quality of children's diets decrease over time [46] possibly due to a lessening of the parental influence [47] and increasing exposure to external influences and advertising. In the present study, self-reported consumption of SSCB and added sugars in hot beverages was significantly higher in boys aged 14-19 compared to girls of equal age, in keeping with previous observations in Saudi [48], the United States [49,50] and Great Britain [51].…”

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Sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage consumption correlates with BMI, waist circumference, and poor dietary choices in school children

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BackgroundThe prevalence of obesity and overweight is increasing globally. Frequently coexisting with under-nutrition in developing countries, obesity is a major contributor to chronic disease, and will become a serious healthcare burden especially in countries with a larger percentage of youthful population. 35% of the population of Saudi Arabia are under the age of 16, and adult dietary preferences are often established during early childhood years. Our objective was to examine the dietary habits in relation to body-mass-index (BMI) and waist circumference (W_C), together with exercise and sleep patterns in a cohort of male and female Saudi school children, in order to ascertain whether dietary patterns are associated with obesity phenotypes in this population.Methods5033 boys and 4400 girls aged 10 to 19 years old participated in a designed Food Frequency Questionnaire. BMI and W_C measurements were obtained and correlated with dietary intake.ResultsThe overall prevalence of overweight and obesity was 12.2% and 27.0% respectively, with boys having higher obesity rates than girls (P ≤ 0.001). W_C and BMI was positively correlated with sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage (SSCB) intake in boys only. The association between male BMI and SSCB consumption was significant in a multivariate regression model (P < 0.0001). SSCB intake was positively associated with poor dietary choices in both males and females. Fast food meal intake, savory snacks, iced desserts and total sugar consumption correlated with SSCB intake in both boys (r = 0.39, 0.13, 0.10 and 0.52 respectively, P < 0.001) and girls (r = 0.45, 0.23, 0.16 and 0.55 respectively, P < 0.001). Older children reported eating significantly less fruit and vegetables than younger children; and less eggs, fish and cereals. Conversely, consumption of SSCB and sugar-sweetened hot beverages were higher in older versus younger children (P < 0.001). BMI and W_C were negatively correlated with hours of night-time sleep and exercise in boys, but only with night time sleep in girls, who also showed the lowest frequency of exercise.ConclusionsA higher intake of SSCB is associated with poor dietary choices. Male SSCB intake correlates with a higher W_C and BMI. Limiting exposure to SSCB could therefore have a large public health impact.

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Sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage consumption correlates with BMI, waist circumference, and poor dietary choices in school children

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“…For example, our results suggest that Hispanic parents were the most likely to mention control issues in the focus groups. This is particularly notable because prior research (O’Dougherty, Story, & Lytle, 2006) has indicated that control is an important factor in the relationship between parenting styles and unhealthy eating, particularly among Latino families; in sum, that research shows that unhealthy eating is more prevalent among Latino families in which the parents are more controlling. Norms were also more likely to come up in the Hispanic and African American focus groups (when compared to the Caucasian groups).…”

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Ensuring Children Eat a Healthy Diet: A Theory-Driven Focus Group Study to Inform Communication Aimed at Parents

Kahlor

Mackert

Junker

et al. 2011

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

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The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) served as a framework for analyzing focus group transcripts (N = 43) focused on parents' perceptions of the challenges of ensuring their children eat a healthy diet. The results suggest that parents consider their beliefs and behaviors as individuals within a society, within families, within cultures, as inheritors of family traditions, and as parents who influence or fail to influence the attitudes and behaviors of their children. The results showed the particular salience of factors related to the TPB concepts of perceived norms and control. Approaches to building theory-driven nursing interventions are suggested.

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“…The data collection protocol (including choice of moderator, group size and composition) was designed to improve validity of the information collected, but it is difficult to estimate the validity of the responses (O’Doutherty et al, 2006). Participants were well represented across age and gender, but they were not randomly selected and may not be representative of all African-Americans.…”

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Use of focus groups to understand African-Americans' dietary practices: Implications for modifying a food frequency questionnaire

Bovell-Benjamin

Dawkin

Pace

et al. 2009

Preventive Medicine

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Objective To generate information about dietary practices, food preferences and food preparation methods from African-Americans in Macon County, Alabama, as a precursor to an intervention designed to modify an existing dietary health questionnaire (DHQ). Method African-American males (30) and females (31) ages 20 to 75 years participated in eight focus groups in Macon County Alabama between June and July, 2007. Results The core topics identified were dietary practices; food preferences; food preparation methods; fast food practices; and seasonal/specialty foods. The younger focus group participants reported consuming mostly fast foods such as hamburgers for lunch. Fruits, vegetables, salads, fish, chicken and sandwiches were the most common lunch foods for the older males and females. Across the groups, rice, cornbread and potatoes were reportedly the most commonly consumed starchy foods at dinner. Frying and baking were the most common cooking methods. Fewer participants reported removing the skin when cooking chicken versus those who did not remove. Traditional foods including fried green tomatoes and cracklings were selected for addition to the modified DHQ, while those not commonly consumed, were deleted. Conclusions Participants described high-fat traditional food preferences, common frying and addition of salted meats to vegetables, which informed the modification of a DHQ.

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Food Choices of Young African-American and Latino Adolescents: Where Do Parents Fit In?

Cited by 17 publications

References 26 publications

Sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage consumption correlates with BMI, waist circumference, and poor dietary choices in school children

Sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage consumption correlates with BMI, waist circumference, and poor dietary choices in school children

Ensuring Children Eat a Healthy Diet: A Theory-Driven Focus Group Study to Inform Communication Aimed at Parents

Use of focus groups to understand African-Americans' dietary practices: Implications for modifying a food frequency questionnaire

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