title: Parental eating attitudes and indicators of healthy eating in a longitudinal randomized dietary intervention trial (the STRIP study).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the effects of child-oriented dietary intervention on parental eating attitudes and dietary behaviour.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the prospective, randomized Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project for Children (the STRIP study), a cohort of Finnish families took part in a nutritional intervention trial focused on the quality of their children's fat intake since the age of 8 months. Health-related and hedonic eating attitudes of the parents were measured after 10 years of dietary intervention using a validated Health and Taste Attitude Scales (HTAS) questionnaire (n 660). Parents' eating behaviour was studied using a 1 d food record (n 491).
  
  
  METHODS
  Finland.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mothers and fathers (n 660) of the STRIP children.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The parents of the intervention families had a higher level of interest in healthy eating compared with control parents. The interest in natural products or hedonic eating attitudes did not differ between the groups. The parents' general health interest was associated with low saturated fat intake, fruit and vegetable consumption, fibre intake and seeking pleasure in eating, but it was not associated with BMI. The intervention also improved the quality of dietary fat among parents with the lowest level of interest in healthy eating.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parents' general health interest was associated with regular dietary counselling as well as with healthier food choice behaviour. However, the dietary intervention that focused especially on the quality of the child's fat intake also enhanced specific changes in the family's fat consumption without a high level of interest in healthy eating.
authors: Research Centre for Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland. sanna.talvia@utu.fi
authors: Sanna
authors: S
authors: Talvia
authors: Leena
authors: L
authors: Räsänen
authors: Hanna
authors: H
authors: Lagström
authors: Susanna
authors: S
authors: Anglè
authors: Maarit
authors: M
authors: Hakanen
authors: Minna
authors: M
authors: Aromaa
authors: Lauri
authors: L
authors: Sillanmäki
authors: Maiju
authors: M
authors: Saarinen
authors: Olli
authors: O
authors: Simell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002755:Choice Behavior; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002149:Energy Intake; D005220:Fathers; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005387:Finland; D005518:Food Preferences; D058870:Food, Organic; D005638:Fruit; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014675:Vegetables
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats