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Associations between the home food environment and obesity-promoting eating behaviors in adolescence Campbell, Karen, Crawford, David, Salmon, Jo, Carver, Alison, Garnett, Sarah P. and Baur, Louise A. 2007, Associations between the home food environment and obesity-promoting eating behaviors in adolescence, Obesity, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 719-730. Title Associations between the home food environment and obesity-promoting eating behaviors in adolescence Author(s) Campbell, Karen Crawford, David Salmon, Jo Carver, Alison Garnett, Sarah P. Baur, Louise A. Journal name Obesity Volume number 15 Issue number 3 Start page 719 End page 730 Publisher Nature Publishing Group Place of publication London, England Publication date 2007-03 ISSN 1930-7381 Keyword(s) home food environment adolescents eating behaviors obesity prevention Summary Objective: This study examines relationships between multiple aspects of the home food environment and obesity-promoting characteristics of 12- to 13-year-old adolescents' diets, specifically frequency of consumption of high-energy fluids, sweet snacks, savory snacks, and take-out foods. Research Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 347 adolescents 12 to 13 years of age and their parents. Data were collected via self-completed surveys. The adolescents' diets were assessed using a Food Frequency Questionnaire derived from existing age-appropriate National Nutrition Survey data. An extensive range of domains within the home food environment were assessed. Bivariate linear regression analyses were run split by gender. Forced entry multiple linear regression analyses (adjusting for all variables significant in bivariate analyses as well as for maternal education) were also performed, stratified by the sex of the child. Results: The influence of mothers, either as models for eating behaviors or as the providers of food, was pervasive. Mothers' intake of high-energy fluids (p = 0.003), sweet snacks (p = 0.010), savory snacks (p = 0.008), and take-out food (p = 0.007) was positively associated with boys' intake of all these foods. In addition, mothers' intake of high-energy fluids was positively associated with daughters' consumption of these drinks (p = 0.025). Furthermore, availability of unhealthy foods at home was positively associated with girls' sweet snack (p = 0.001), girls' savory snack (p < 0.001), boys' savory snack (p = 0.002), and, in the bivariate analyses, girls' high-energy fluid consumption (p = 0.002). Discussion: This study of home food environment influences on adolescent diet highlights the pervasive influence of mothers in determining adolescents' obesity-promoting eating, providing direction for obesity prevention strategies and future research. Language eng Field of Research 111704 Community Child Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2007, NAASO Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30007454 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 10 Mar 2014, 08:20:09 EST Tue, 10 Feb 2009, 13:39:48 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 85 times in TR Web of Science Cited 94 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 539 Abstract Views  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 29 Sep 2008, 08:52:18 EST

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