Familial concordance of dietary fat practices and intake.
This study examined parent and child dietary fat practices and child dietary fat intake. High- and low-fat practices and percentage of kilocalories from fat were obtained from food records completed by 132 students in the 4th to 6th grades. Parents completed three scales: meat modifications (MMOD); fat substitutions (FSUB); and fruit, juice, and vegetable practices (FJVP). A parent low-fat practices (PLFP) scale was created with the items matching the child low-fat practices (LFPs). Parent PLFP, FSUB, and FJVP were significantly correlated with child LFPs. Parent LFP was a significant predictor of child LFP. Family intervention programs targeting dietary fat behaviors should encourage use of low-fat dietary behaviors.
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Karen Weber
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Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Katina M
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Carl
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D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015930:Diet Records; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D013781:Texas
D004041:Dietary Fats