Pediatric Food Preferences and Eating Behaviors

Pediatric Food Preferences and Eating Behaviors
Author: Julie C. Lumeng
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-07-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780128117163

Pediatric Food Preferences and Eating Behaviors reviews scientific works that investigate why children eat the way they do and whether eating behaviors are modifiable. The book begins with an introduction and historical perspective, and then delves into the development of flavor preferences, the role of repeated exposure and other types of learning, the effects of modeling eating behavior, picky eating, food neophobia, and food selectivity. Other sections discuss appetite regulation, the role of reward pathways, genetic contributions to eating behaviors, environmental influences, cognitive aspects, the development of loss of control eating, and food cognitions and nutrition knowledge. Written by leading researchers in the field, each chapter presents basic concepts and definitions, methodological issues pertaining to measurement, and the current state of scientific knowledge as well as directions for future research.

Pediatric Food Preferences and Eating Behaviors

Pediatric Food Preferences and Eating Behaviors
Author: Julie C. Lumeng
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2018-07-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128117176

Pediatric Food Preferences and Eating Behaviors reviews scientific works that investigate why children eat the way they do and whether eating behaviors are modifiable. The book begins with an introduction and historical perspective, and then delves into the development of flavor preferences, the role of repeated exposure and other types of learning, the effects of modeling eating behavior, picky eating, food neophobia, and food selectivity. Other sections discuss appetite regulation, the role of reward pathways, genetic contributions to eating behaviors, environmental influences, cognitive aspects, the development of loss of control eating, and food cognitions and nutrition knowledge. Written by leading researchers in the field, each chapter presents basic concepts and definitions, methodological issues pertaining to measurement, and the current state of scientific knowledge as well as directions for future research. Delivers an up-to-date synthesis of the research evidence addressing the development of children’s eating behaviors, from birth to age 18 years Provides an in-depth synthesis of the basic eating behaviors that contribute to consumption patterns Translates the complex and sometimes conflicting research in this area to clinical and public health practice Concludes each chapter with practical implications for practice Presents the limits of current knowledge and the next steps in scientific inquiry

Eating Behaviors of the Young Child

Eating Behaviors of the Young Child
Author: Leann L. Birch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781581102789

Developed by national and international child health and nutrition experts, Eating Behaviors of the Young Child represents the most recent advances in knowledge of the factors that influence early eating patterns. Designed for pediatricians and other child health care professionals who treat children, this handy resource provides educational tools for parents and caregivers to help children develop healthier eating behaviors during their early years of life. “This is a collection of high quality articles reviewing an important area, early childhood eating behavior. It explores a number of crucial themes that affect the development of child eating habits and will be a useful addition to the library of health researchers and public health practitioners.” Alexandra K. Adams, MD, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Doody’s Review, 2008. Topics include breastfeeding vs bottle, transition to table food, food preferences among young children, cultural influences on children’s food preferences, intervening to prevent obesity, and healthy diets.

Food Marketing to Children and Youth

Food Marketing to Children and Youth
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2006-05-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309097134

Creating an environment in which children in the United States grow up healthy should be a high priority for the nation. Yet the prevailing pattern of food and beverage marketing to children in America represents, at best, a missed opportunity, and at worst, a direct threat to the health prospects of the next generation. Children's dietary and related health patterns are shaped by the interplay of many factorsâ€"their biologic affinities, their culture and values, their economic status, their physical and social environments, and their commercial media environmentsâ€"all of which, apart from their genetic predispositions, have undergone significant transformations during the past three decades. Among these environments, none have more rapidly assumed central socializing roles among children and youth than the media. With the growth in the variety and the penetration of the media have come a parallel growth with their use for marketing, including the marketing of food and beverage products. What impact has food and beverage marketing had on the dietary patterns and health status of American children? The answer to this question has the potential to shape a generation and is the focus of Food Marketing to Children and Youth. This book will be of interest to parents, federal and state government agencies, educators and schools, health care professionals, industry companies, industry trade groups, media, and those involved in community and consumer advocacy.

An Open Book: What and How Young Children Learn From Picture and Story Books

An Open Book: What and How Young Children Learn From Picture and Story Books
Author: Jessica S. Horst
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2016-01-21
Genre: Children's books
ISBN: 288919728X

Looking at and listening to picture and story books is a ubiquitous activity, frequently enjoyed by many young children and their parents. Well before children can read for themselves they are able to learn from books. Looking at and listening to books increases children’s general knowledge, understanding about the world and promotes language acquisition. This collection of papers demonstrates the breadth of information pre-reading children learn from books and increases our understanding of the social and cognitive mechanisms that support this learning. Our hope is that this Research Topic/eBook will be useful for researchers as well as educational practitioners and parents who are interested in optimizing children’s learning.

Social Influences on Eating

Social Influences on Eating
Author: C. Peter Herman
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2019-09-05
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 303028817X

This book examines how the social environment affects food choices and intake, and documents the extent to which people are unaware of the significant impact of social factors on their eating. The authors take a unique approach to studying eating behaviors in ordinary circumstances, presenting a theory of normal eating that highlights social influences independent of physiological and taste factors. Among the topics discussed: Modeling of food intake and food choice Consumption stereotypes and impression management Research design, methodology, and ethics of studying eating behaviors What happens when we overeat? Effects of social eating Social Influences on Eating is a useful reference for psychologists and researchers studying food and nutritional psychology, challenging commonly held assumptions about the dynamics of food choice and intake in order to promote a better understanding of the power of social influence on all forms of behavior.

An Appetite for Life: How to Feed Your Child from the Start

An Appetite for Life: How to Feed Your Child from the Start
Author: Clare Llewellyn
Publisher: The Experiment, LLC
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2019-05-14
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1615195408

All the latest research on how to feed your child well—especially in their crucial first two years One of the greatest challenges a parent faces is navigating their child’s appetite. From picky eaters to overeaters, babies and toddlers can be difficult to feed. Yet a parent’s job is to ensure that their child is receiving the nutrition they need. New research suggests that a child’s eating habits are shaped as early as pregnancy. In An Appetite for Life, researchers Clare Llewellyn, PhD, and Hayley Syrad, PhD, separate fact from fad and share the latest reliable science to help you decide what’s best for you and your child. What to eat during pregnancy to ensure good maternal and infant health. Milk-feeding how-tos, with advice on both breastfeeding and formula. Baby’s essential first foods, including easy-to-follow guidance on weaning, introducing solid foods, and important nutrients. Balanced diets for toddlers, with feeding strategies for different eating styles. This is an invaluable, evidence-based guide to your child’s unique appetite and what they need in order to eat well—for life.

Preventing Childhood Obesity

Preventing Childhood Obesity
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2005-01-31
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309133408

Children's health has made tremendous strides over the past century. In general, life expectancy has increased by more than thirty years since 1900 and much of this improvement is due to the reduction of infant and early childhood mortality. Given this trajectory toward a healthier childhood, we begin the 21st-century with a shocking developmentâ€"an epidemic of obesity in children and youth. The increased number of obese children throughout the U.S. during the past 25 years has led policymakers to rank it as one of the most critical public health threats of the 21st-century. Preventing Childhood Obesity provides a broad-based examination of the nature, extent, and consequences of obesity in U.S. children and youth, including the social, environmental, medical, and dietary factors responsible for its increased prevalence. The book also offers a prevention-oriented action plan that identifies the most promising array of short-term and longer-term interventions, as well as recommendations for the roles and responsibilities of numerous stakeholders in various sectors of society to reduce its future occurrence. Preventing Childhood Obesity explores the underlying causes of this serious health problem and the actions needed to initiate, support, and sustain the societal and lifestyle changes that can reverse the trend among our children and youth.

Do the Eating Behaviors and Food Preferences of Children Ages 2 to 18 Years Resemble Those of the Mother Or Father?

Do the Eating Behaviors and Food Preferences of Children Ages 2 to 18 Years Resemble Those of the Mother Or Father?
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 47
Release: 2014
Genre:
ISBN:

The purpose of this research study was to examine whether children ages 2 to 18 years follow the eating behaviors and preferences of one or both parents. All faculty and staff at James Madison University were contacted via email to participate in completing a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and food behavior questionnaire for each member of their family living in their household. Of the 3,838 James Madison University Employees who received the bulk email, 9 of them completed questionnaires with their spouses/partners. Using the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients, children had a positive correlation with their fathers in reported servings of sugar sweetened beverages consumed per week (r=0.472, n=9, p= 0.048), servings of sweets consumed per week (r=0.756, n=9, p= 0.000), and servings of grains consumed per week (r = 0.663, n= 9, p= 0.003). Children had positive correlations with their mothers in reported vegetables consumed per week (r=0.613, n=9, p= 0.007) and servings of protein consumed per week (r=0.665, n=9, p= 0.003). Weekly fat consumption of children and the weekly fat consumption of their mothers and fathers were both positively correlated (r = 0.774, n = 9, p = 0.000; r = 0.563, n = 9, p = 0.015, respectively). In this pilot study, it was revealed that children may pick up eating behaviors and food preferences from both their fathers and their mothers, with the behavioral tendency of mimicking mealtime behaviors from their mothers and snack and dessert time behaviors from their fathers. More research, with a larger and more heterogeneous population group, is necessary to further confirm the findings of this study. More research, with a larger and more heterogeneous populations group, is necessary to further confirm the findings of this study.