Effect of Family-Based REDUCE Intervention Program on Children Eating Behavior and Dietary Intake: Randomized Controlled Field Trial

Author:

Ahmad NorlizaORCID,Shariff Zalilah Mohd,Mukhtar Firdaus,Lye Munn-Sann

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a family-based intervention program (REDUCE) on children’s eating behaviors and dietary intake. A two-arm randomized controlled field trial was conducted among parents and children of 7 to 10 years old who were either overweight or obese. The intervention was conducted via face-to-face sessions and social media. The child eating behaviors were assessed using the child eating behaviors questionnaire (CEBQ), while their dietary consumption of vegetables and unhealthy snacks was assessed using a parental report of three days unweighted food. The generalized linear mixed modelling adjusted for covariates was used to estimate the intervention effects with alpha of 0.05. A total of 122 parents (91% response rate) completed this study. At the six-month post-training, there were statistically significant mean differences in the enjoyment of food (F(6481) = 4.653, p < 0.001), fruit and vegetable intake (F(6480) = 4.165, p < 0.001) and unhealthy snack intake (F(6480) = 5.062, p < 0.001) between the intervention and wait-list groups; however, it was not clinically meaningful. This study added to the body of knowledge of family-based intervention that utilized social media and assessed the effect in children’s eating behavior using the CEBQ and children’s dietary intake.

Funder

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Food Science,Nutrition and Dietetics

Reference47 articles.

1. New Global Estimates of Child and Adolescent Obesity Released on World Obesity Day https://www.who.int/end-childhood-obesity/news/new-estimate-child-adolescent-obesity/en/

2. Fattest Kids in Asia: Malaysia’s Childhood Obesity a Fast-Growing Concern https://today.mims.com/fattest-kids-in-asia—Malaysia-s-childhood-obesity-a-fast-growing-concern

3. Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health. The Role of Parents https://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood_parents/en/#:~:text=The%20promotion%20of%20 healthy%20diets,can%20influence%20their%20children’s%20behavior

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3