University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.
Appetite. 2013 Oct;69:8-14. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.05.003. Epub 2013 May 15.
In order to develop successful interventions to improve children's diets, the factors influencing food choice need to be understood. Parental food involvement - the level of importance of food in a person's life - may be one of many important factors. The aim of this study was to determine whether parental food involvement is associated with parents' and children's diet quality. As part of an intervention study, 394 parents with children aged between 18 months and 5 years were recruited from children's centres in Cornwall and Islington, UK. Questionnaires were used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, parents' diets, and attitudes towards food including food involvement. Children's diets were assessed using the multiple pass 24 h recall method. Parents reported low intakes of fruits and vegetables and high intakes of sugary items for themselves and their young children. Parental food involvement was strongly correlated with consumption of fruits and vegetables (amount and diversity) for both parents and children. Correlations with consumption of sugary drinks and snacks/foods were not significant. These findings indicate that parental food involvement may influence consumption of fruits and vegetables, more so than sugary items. Further research is needed to investigate how parental food involvement could mediate dietary changes.
为了开发成功的干预措施来改善儿童的饮食，需要了解影响食物选择的因素。父母对食物的参与度——即食物在一个人生活中的重要程度——可能是许多重要因素之一。本研究旨在确定父母对食物的参与度是否与父母和孩子的饮食质量有关。作为一项干预研究的一部分，从英国康沃尔和伊斯灵顿的儿童中心招募了 394 名 18 个月至 5 岁儿童的父母。使用问卷收集社会人口特征、父母的饮食以及包括食物参与度在内的对食物的态度等数据。使用多次 24 小时回忆法评估儿童的饮食。父母报告说，他们自己和年幼的孩子水果和蔬菜摄入量低，而含糖食品摄入量高。父母对食物的参与度与父母和孩子的水果和蔬菜（数量和种类）摄入量呈强相关。与含糖饮料和零食/食物的摄入量没有显著相关性。这些发现表明，父母对食物的参与度可能会影响水果和蔬菜的摄入量，而对含糖食品的影响则较小。需要进一步研究如何通过父母对食物的参与度来促进饮食改变。
