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Parenthood—A Contributing Factor to Childhood Obesity

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  • Fatma G. Huffman

    (Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., HLS1-435, Miami, FL 33199, USA)

  • Sankarabharan Kanikireddy

    (Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., HLS1-435, Miami, FL 33199, USA)

  • Manthan Patel

    (Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., HLS1-435, Miami, FL 33199, USA)

Abstract

Prevalence of childhood obesity and its complications have increased world-wide. Parental status may be associated with children’s health outcomes including their eating habits, body weight and blood cholesterol. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for the years 1988–1994, provided a unique opportunity for matching parents to children enabling analyses of joint demographics, racial differences and health indicators. Specifically, the NHANES III data, 1988–1994, of 219 households with single-parents and 780 dual-parent households were analyzed as predictors for primary outcome variables of children’s Body Mass Index (BMI), dietary nutrient intakes and blood cholesterol. Children of single-parent households were significantly (p

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  • Fatma G. Huffman & Sankarabharan Kanikireddy & Manthan Patel, 2010. "Parenthood—A Contributing Factor to Childhood Obesity," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 7(7), pages 1-11, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:7:y:2010:i:7:p:2800-2810:d:8825
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    1. Debbie A Lawlor & Nicholas J Timpson & Roger M Harbord & Sam Leary & Andy Ness & Mark I McCarthy & Timothy M Frayling & Andrew T Hattersley & George Davey Smith, 2008. "Exploring the Developmental Overnutrition Hypothesis Using Parental–Offspring Associations and FTO as an Instrumental Variable," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 5(3), pages 1-10, March.
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    2. Debra A. Hoffmann & Jenna M. Marx & Jacob M. Burmeister & Dara R. Musher-Eizenman, 2018. "Friday Night Is Pizza Night: A Comparison of Children’s Dietary Intake and Maternal Perceptions and Feeding Goals on Weekdays and Weekends," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-12, April.

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