Unfavourable family characteristics and their associations with childhood obesity: A cross‐sectional study

Moens, Ellen; Braet, Caroline; Bosmans, Guy; Rosseel, Yves

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“…58 Other parental stressors that influence BMI levels in children include violence, serious life events, food or housing insecurity, maternal depression or substance abuse, and paternal incarceration. [59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67] For many studies, SES was a controlled variable in order to determine associations with other psychosocial stressors, but an article by Garasky et al 68 found that financial strain was positively associated with children being overweight or obese.…”

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Chemical and non-chemical stressors affecting childhood obesity: a systematic scoping review

Lichtveld

Thomas

Tulve

2017

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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Childhood obesity in the United States has doubled over the last three decades and currently affects 17% of children and adolescents. While much research has focused on individual behaviors impacting obesity, little research has emphasized the complex interactions of numerous chemical and non-chemical stressors found in a child's environment and how these interactions affect a child's health and well-being. The objectives of this systematic scoping review were to (1) identify potential chemical stressors in the context of non-chemical stressors that impact childhood obesity; and, (2) summarize our observations for chemical and non-chemical stressors in regards to child-specific environments within a community setting. A review was conducted to identify chemical and non-chemical stressors related to childhood obesity for the childhood life stages ranging from prenatal to adolescence. Stressors were identified and grouped into domains: individual behaviors, family/household behaviors, community stressors, and chemical exposures. Stressors were related to the child and the child's everyday environments and used to characterize child health and well-being. This review suggests that the interactions of chemical and non-chemical stressors are important for understanding a child's overall health and well-being. By considering these relationships, the exposure science research community can better design and implement strategies to reduce childhood obesity.

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Chemical and non-chemical stressors affecting childhood obesity: a systematic scoping review

Lichtveld

Thomas

Tulve

2017

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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“…A number of studies have examined early nutrition, including breastfeeding, and associations with obesity with conflicting results (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9) . Differences in findings are likely due to a lack of control for confounding variables, small sample size, socioeconomic status and other differences such as subject age at time of measurement and family structure (10) .…”

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Early feeding practices and family structure: associations with overweight in children

Hunsberger

2013

Proc. Nutr. Soc.

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The aim of this review is to examine two factors that may be associated with development of childhood overweight: early feeding, namely exclusive breastfeeding practices; family structure. Findings from the Identification and prevention of Dietary- and lifestyle-induced health EFfects In Children and infantS (IDEFICS) study are presented in the context of the literature. IDEFICS is a multi-centre European study exploring the risks for overweight and obesity in children, which recruited 16 224 children aged 2–9 years from September 2007 to June 2008 at survey centres in Italy, Estonia, Cyprus, Belgium, Sweden, Hungary, Germany and Spain. Among the IDEFICS sample, after controlling for confounders, exclusive breastfeeding for 4–6 months was protective of overweight (including obesity) when compared with children never exclusively breastfed (OR 0·73, 95 % CI 0·63, 0·85). Family structure and number of siblings may also be associated with overweight. IDEFICS children without siblings were more likely (OR 1·52, 95 % CI 1·34, 1·72) to be overweight than their peers with siblings when controlling for factors related to childhood overweight such as country, parental education, parental weight, maternal age, child's age, birth weight and gender. Both early feeding practices and family structure play a role in the future development of obesity. The impact of breastfeeding on future development of overweight is dependent upon the dose. Exclusive breastfeeding for the recommended 6 months appears to be protective of overweight. Family structure is also an important component and emerging research suggests only children are at increased risk for overweight in comparison with those with siblings. In European countries, approximately 22 million children are overweight. Early dietary exposures, genetic, environmental and social factors have all been proposed as potential causal factors. Two such factors include exclusive breastfeeding and the impact of being an only child. We have investigated these two factors for associations with overweight; our studies, in the context of previous findings, are the focus of this review.

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“…Children exposed to high food consumption or to consumption of high caloric food and sugary drinks, tend to grow up with such eating patterns and food preferences that were formed early in life. Similarly, families consuming few fruits and vegetables or none at all, tend to pass these eating habits to their children [171,172].…”

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“…Family activities and habits: Engagement in sedentary activities by adults in the family or non-participation in physical activities, tend to influence children who view adults as role models. Reports from literature show that having obese or overweight parents and family members or friends , tend to influence children and is associated with obesity in children [171][172].…”

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Assessment of Obesity, Presumed and Proven Causes and Prevention Strategies: A Review

Uzogara¹

2016

AOWMC

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The obesity epidemic has been widespread in many countries, and has several adverse consequences. So many factors, some probable, others verified and documented, are known to contribute to the obesity problem in developed and developing countries. Nutritionists and other health professionals need to be skilled in understanding these various causes and their health implications. They should also be able to assess excessive body weight in clinical and other settings. Armed with this knowledge, health professionals should therefore be able to advise consumers and clients struggling with weight management on cost-effective preventive strategies to prevent or reduce incidence of obesity. In addition, nutritionists should be able to advise food manufacturers to make and market healthy food products. This paper will address the growing concern on obesity epidemic by reviewing the presumed and published or proven causes of obesity and the various methods for measurement of obesity. Strategies for preventing obesity will also be discussed. Such strategies would include health education, lifestyle changes, physical activity, diet and behaviour modifications as well as reading food labels and proper food selection. Preventive strategies for obesity and overweight when properly implemented are very cost effective especially at personal and community levels and will ensure good health and wellness in many populations. Keywords IntroductionObesity and overweight trends have reached epidemic proportions in many countries [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8], and have serious health and socio-economic consequences. In addition, obesity has negative medical, psychological and quality of life consequences, drains health care resources and reduces life expectancy. The International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) and WHO project that obesity rates worldwide would increase very significantly by 2025 unless appropriate intervention is taken [8,9]. In the USA, between 2011 & 2012, the percent of US adults aged 20 years and above who are obese was reported to be 35.1 %, while the percent of US adults who had excess body weight (overweight and obesity)in the same period was 69.0% according to published reports [2,10]. Obesity and related chronic diseases are no longer a problem of affluent countries alone, as poor developing countries, middle income countries or countries undergoing economic transition, are also affected by the epidemic [4,[6][7][8]. Global, national and state public health agencies as well as their nutritionists, researchers and educators have raised awareness or taken immediate action to arrest the increasing weight trends and obesity in adults, the youth and children [11][12][13][14][15][16]. Despite the high prevalence of obesity in many parts of the world, segments of populations (such as geriatric, very sick people, preschool children, pregnant & lactating women) suffer from underweight [7,[17][18][19]. In some developing countries, various types of unhealthy weight such as obesity, overweight and underweight, can coexist...

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Unfavourable family characteristics and their associations with childhood obesity: A cross‐sectional study

Abstract: Familial factors have moderate ability to predict children's weight status. There is a need to identify other familial mechanisms taking into account developmental and temporal evolutions over the past decade.

Cited by 92 publications

References 41 publications

Chemical and non-chemical stressors affecting childhood obesity: a systematic scoping review

Chemical and non-chemical stressors affecting childhood obesity: a systematic scoping review

Early feeding practices and family structure: associations with overweight in children

Assessment of Obesity, Presumed and Proven Causes and Prevention Strategies: A Review

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