University of Ghent, Belgium.
J Health Psychol. 1997 Jan;2(1):45-56. doi: 10.1177/135910539700200105.
The current direction in nutrition education reinforces the notion that parental involvement might be necessary for substantial dietary change in children and adolescents. However, research on family determinants of food patterns is limited. This research investigates, in a first study of 429 adolescents, and in a second study of 522 family triads (adolescent-mother- father), the establishment of family food rules in infancy and its impact on food choices and consumption in adolescence. Results of both studies are comparable. Adolescents who report more permissiveness in their family at age 10, eat more fat and sweet foods, more snacks and report less healthy food choices in their family. No relationship was found between obligations on eating a 'proper meal' in childhood and healthy food patterns in adolescence. This research suggests that if parents impose restrictions on the consumption of unhealthy foods upon their children, these may be translated into a lower frequency of consumption of unhealthy foods in adolescence.
目前的营养教育方向强调，父母的参与对于儿童和青少年实质性的饮食改变可能是必要的。然而，关于家庭决定食物模式的研究是有限的。这项研究在对 429 名青少年的第一项研究和对 522 个家庭三人组（青少年-母亲-父亲）的第二项研究中进行了调查，研究了在婴儿期建立家庭食物规则及其对青少年时期食物选择和消费的影响。这两项研究的结果是可比的。在 10 岁时报告家庭更放任的青少年，食用更多的脂肪和甜食、更多的零食，并报告在家庭中选择更不健康的食物。在童年时期关于吃“适当的一餐”的义务与青少年时期健康的食物模式之间没有发现关系。这项研究表明，如果父母限制孩子食用不健康的食物，这些限制可能会转化为青少年时期不健康食物消费频率的降低。
