Parent-targeted home-based interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable intake in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

Future interventions should incorporate regular taste exposure to maximize increases in vegetable intake in children. This is particularly important because fewer children meet national recommendations for vegetable intake than for fruit intake.

A biopsychosocial approach to processes and pathways in the development of overweight and obesity in childhood: Insights from developmental theory and research

“…Similar reasoning was recently used by Stanhope et al 40 who argued that calories from any food have the potential to increase the risk for obesity, but that there is a need to identify the mechanisms or pathways associated with this risk, and this, they There is a diversity of intervention and prevention strategies. 20,21 They extend from community-based approaches 19 to a range of parent-focused strategies [42][43][44][45] and multifaceted interventions. 46,47 There is evidence of modest effects, 43,48 claims of no effects, 49 effects that are small, although statistically significant, but lack clinical significance 20 and "patchy" progress on prevention.…”

“…There is a diversity of intervention and prevention strategies . They extend from community‐based approaches to a range of parent‐focused strategies and multifaceted interventions . There is evidence of modest effects, claims of no effects, effects that are small, although statistically significant, but lack clinical significance and “patchy” progress on prevention .…”

Acceptability and feasibility of a parent‐targeted dietary intervention in young survivors of childhood cancer: “Reboot”

“…While lymphoid leukemias are among the most frequently diagnosed cancers in childhood 40 and often overrepresented in dietary interventions in this population, 17,20,38 evidence of unhealthy weight patterns 4,41 and suboptimal dietary intake 8,29,42 in young survivors of ALL indicates that this subgroup of young survivors may be the most appropriate target for a parent‐targeted dietary intervention 14 . Socioeconomic ranking may further influence study participation, with study respondents more likely to reside in geographical areas associated with a higher socioeconomic ranking compared with nonrespondents 18 . We hypothesize that parent perceptions regarding the cost of vegetables and food wastage may deter some families from participating in a dietary intervention.…”

“…The interventionist manual and parent guidebook were divided into five sections for each of the telephone sessions. Intervention topics and activities focused on evidence‐based behavior change strategies 24 and home food environment factors 25 associated with increases in vegetable and fruit intake in children 18 . Although Reboot was a structured manualized intervention, we tailored intervention strategies to maximize intervention success 26 .…”

“…One strategy, yet to be explored in pediatric cancer survivors, is parent‐targeted dietary interventions. In Australia, telephone‐based parent‐targeted dietary interventions have achieved significant increases in vegetable and fruit intake in the general pediatric population 18 . Telephone‐based dietary support may represent an acceptable strategy for promoting healthy eating habits in pediatric cancer survivors who are often geographically dispersed 19 .…”