Food security, maternal feeding practices andchild weight-for-length
abstract
Background: Over consumption of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods may contribute to childhood obesity.We hypothesized that greater than recommended servings of sugar sweetened beverages and foods, indicators of food security, and a highmaternal recumbent weight-for-length are positively associated with high percentages of child overweight/obesity.
Methods: This secondary data analysis consisted of a sample of 240mother-child dyads. The original studieswere designed to examine the effect of a public health nursing intervention on optimal childhood growth for lowincome, minority children. Eligibility to participate included: 1) mothers self-identified as Hispanic; 2) children were 12–24 months old; and 3) children were enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); and 4) childrenwere free of anymajor disease.Multivariate logistic regression examined the association between childweight,weight-for-length,maternal recumbent weight-for-length, child’s eating schedule, maternal attitudes on feeding, food security, and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, desserts and fatty meats.
Results: Receiving SNAP was positively associated with child weight-for-length (WL). Children whose mothers reported ever having received SNAPwere 2.01 timesmore likely to be overweight compared to childrenwhosemothers did not report ever having received SNAP (95% CI = 1.04–3.90). Children who consumed desserts were 2.87 times more likely to be overweight compared to children who did not consume desserts (95% CI=1.19–6.88). Also, child’s caloric intakewas significantly associatedwith childWL. Childrenwho consumedmore calorieswere 1.00 timesmore likely to be overweight compared to children who consumed fewer calories (95% CI = 1.00–1.00). Discussion: Research on food security and children’s weight has reported mixed findings. Methodological issues have been identified as contributory to the inconsistent findings. Of paramount importance to these studies is themeasurement of low food security.
Conclusion: Children in this samplewhowere food insecure, as indicated by SNAP recipients,weremore likely to have a higher WL measurement. Future studies should focus on the correlation between food security and hunger/satiety cues.
Food security, maternal feeding practices andchild weight-for-lengthabstractBackground: Over consumption of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods may contribute to childhood obesity.We hypothesized that greater than recommended servings of sugar sweetened beverages and foods, indicators of food security, and a highmaternal recumbent weight-for-length are positively associated with high percentages of child overweight/obesity.Methods: This secondary data analysis consisted of a sample of 240mother-child dyads. The original studieswere designed to examine the effect of a public health nursing intervention on optimal childhood growth for lowincome, minority children. Eligibility to participate included: 1) mothers self-identified as Hispanic; 2) children were 12–24 months old; and 3) children were enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); and 4) childrenwere free of anymajor disease.Multivariate logistic regression examined the association between childweight,weight-for-length,maternal recumbent weight-for-length, child’s eating schedule, maternal attitudes on feeding, food security, and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, desserts and fatty meats.Results: Receiving SNAP was positively associated with child weight-for-length (WL). Children whose mothers reported ever having received SNAPwere 2.01 timesmore likely to be overweight compared to childrenwhosemothers did not report ever having received SNAP (95% CI = 1.04–3.90). Children who consumed desserts were 2.87 times more likely to be overweight compared to children who did not consume desserts (95% CI=1.19–6.88). Also, child’s caloric intakewas significantly associatedwith childWL. Childrenwho consumedmore calorieswere 1.00 timesmore likely to be overweight compared to children who consumed fewer calories (95% CI = 1.00–1.00). Discussion: Research on food security and children’s weight has reported mixed findings. Methodological issues have been identified as contributory to the inconsistent findings. Of paramount importance to these studies is themeasurement of low food security.Conclusion: Children in this samplewhowere food insecure, as indicated by SNAP recipients,weremore likely to have a higher WL measurement. Future studies should focus on the correlation between food security and hunger/satiety cues.
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