title: Food-related parenting practices and child and adolescent weight and weight-related behaviors.
abstract: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children has reached a concerning plateau in the past three decades, with overweight or obesity impacting approximately one-third of youth. Unhealthy weight-related behaviors, including dieting, unhealthy weight control practices and binge eating, are also a great public health concern for young people given both their high prevalence and harmful consequences. Food-related parenting practices, including food restriction and pressure-to-eat, have been associated with higher weight status, as well as the use of unhealthy weight-related behaviors, in children and adolescents. Physicians and other health care providers who work with families should discourage parents from using food restriction and pressure-to-eat parenting practices with their child or adolescent. Alternatively, parents should be empowered to promote healthy eating by focusing on making nutritious food items readily available within their home and modeling healthy food choices for their child or adolescent.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Loth
authors.affiliation: Shool of Nursing, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fulkerson
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neumark-Sztainer
keywords: Child feeding practices; adolescents; children; disordered eating; food restriction; food-related parenting practices; obesity; overweight; parenting; pressure-to-eat