Parent and child reports of fruit and vegetable intakes and related family environmental factors show low levels of agreement

Tak, Nannah I; Velde, Saskia J. te; Vries, J.H.M. de; Brug, Johannes

doi:10.1111/j.1365-277x.2006.00702.x

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“…These results on food consumption reported by the Chilean children were generally similar to previous studies from other countries that have reported on dietary consumption in 8 to 13 year olds, [12][13][14] although children from this study reported a higher frequency of consumption of produce [8,[15][16][17][18] than some of the previous studies and a slightly higher consumption of snacks and sweets [18] than one previous study. Separating out green and nongreen vegetables in the Chile questionnaire might have increased total vegetable consumption reported by the study children.…”

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confidence: 58%

“…First, parents may have selected the answers they thought were "correct" rather than accurately recording their true nutrition preferences for their children. This is not likely to be a significant problem since previous studies have found parents to be valid sources in reporting their child's nutritional behaviors [14,15], and are likely to be equally accurate in reporting their own preferences. Second, children could have selected more favorable answers rather than accurately reporting their food consumption.…”

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Relación Entre Prácticas Alimentarias Reportadas Por Niños Chilenos Y Preferencias De Los Padres Para Su Consumo

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Childhood and adolescent obesity are on the rise in populations worldwide, including in middle-income transition economies like Chile, which has experienced a steep increase in childhood overweight and obesity.[1] Between 1986 and 1998, the prevalence of obesity in Chile increased from 4% to 30% in 6 to 11 year old boys and from 2% to 15% in 12 to 16 year old adolescent boys; in girls, the prevalence of obesity rose from 5% to 24% in 6 to 9 year olds and 2% to 18% in 10 to 16 year olds girls.[2] Obesity in childhood is a precursor to adult obesity and associated chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, [3] so failure to control childhood weight problems can lead to a less healthy adult population in a few decades. Children's food intake is one of the most important Rev Chil Nutr Vol. 37, Nº3, Septiembre 2010 RELACIÓN ENTRE PRÁCTICAS ALIMENTARIAS REPORTADAS POR NIÑOS CHILENOS Y PREFERENCIAS DE LOS PADRES PARA SU CONSUMO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REPORTED DIETARY PRACTICES OF CHILEAN CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS PREFERENCES FOR THEIR CONSUMPTIONAndrea J. Bankoski (1), Kathryn H. Jacobsen (1), Lisa R. Pawloski (1), Jean Burley Moore (2), Kathleen F. Gaffney (2), Sonia Jaimovich (3), Cecilia Campos (3) (1) Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.(2) School of Nursing, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.(3) Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.factors for controlling childhood weight problems and curbing rising obesity rates. This study compares children's self-reported food intake to their parents' reported consumption preferences for their children. Parents play an important role in preventing childhood overweight and obesity. When parents model good dietary habits, encourage proper nutrition, and ensure that healthy foods are available and accessible in the home, children are more likely to consume nutritious foods. [4][5][6][7] Parental preferences are especially important because eating behaviors during childhood form habits and food choices that persist in adulthood [8].The goal of this study was to explore the relationship between Chilean children's reported dietary practices and their parents' preferences for their consumption. ABSTRACTThe objective of this study was to examine agreement between parental preferences and self-reported food intake in Chilean children. In 2008, 152 pairs of 8 to 13 year old schoolchildren and their parents in Santiago were surveyed. Children self-reported their frequency of consumption of foods from various food groups. Parents reported how often they preferred their children to consume foods from these same food groups. Children reported consuming more sweets, high-calorie snacks, and fruit, and fewer grains than their parents reported preferring them to consume. Girls, 10 and 11 year olds, and children who watched television and used the computer for less than 2 hours per day had dietary patterns most closely aligned with their parents' reported preferences...

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Relación Entre Prácticas Alimentarias Reportadas Por Niños Chilenos Y Preferencias De Los Padres Para Su Consumo

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“…The low level of overlap between the two FFQ did not allow us to make a more formal comparison between parental and subject report. Other studies have shown relatively low levels of agreement in younger children (26)(27)(28) . A recent Swedish study reported that 10-12-year-old children generally agreed with their parent's report of their meal patterns but differences were evident regarding the consumption of sweets and chocolate, with the children reporting less frequent consumption (28) .…”

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Dietary patterns in UK adolescents obtained from a dual-source FFQ and their associations with socio-economic position, nutrient intake and modes of eating

Northstone

Smith

Cribb

et al. 2013

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Objective: To derive dietary patterns using principal components analysis from separate FFQ completed by mothers and their teenagers and to assess associations with nutrient intakes and sociodemographic variables. Design: Two distinct FFQ were completed by 13-year-olds and their mothers, with some overlap in the foods covered. A combined data set was obtained. Setting: Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), Bristol, UK.

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“…Parents are determinants of the environment for young children; parent's behaviour has therefore been an obvious area for attention (9)(10)(11)(12) . There are, however, only a few studies assessing child-parent agreement of the determinants of children's food intake, especially their fruit and vegetable intake: a Norwegian study and two Dutch studies (13)(14)(15) . In the Pro Children cross-Europe survey, children and parents were asked parallel questions on the environmental determinants of fruit and vegetable intake, making it possible to study differences in perception.…”

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Children’s and parents’ perceptions of the determinants of children’s fruit and vegetable intake in a low-intake population

Kristjansdottir

Bourdeaudhuij

Klepp

et al. 2009

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Parent and child reports of fruit and vegetable intakes and related family environmental factors show low levels of agreement

Abstract: The agreement between parent and child reports is weak to moderate and may depend on the age of the child. Fourth graders may overestimate their own intake of fruit and vegetables.

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Relación Entre Prácticas Alimentarias Reportadas Por Niños Chilenos Y Preferencias De Los Padres Para Su Consumo

Relación Entre Prácticas Alimentarias Reportadas Por Niños Chilenos Y Preferencias De Los Padres Para Su Consumo

Dietary patterns in UK adolescents obtained from a dual-source FFQ and their associations with socio-economic position, nutrient intake and modes of eating

Children’s and parents’ perceptions of the determinants of children’s fruit and vegetable intake in a low-intake population

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