Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Home Food Environment Explain Disparities in Dietary Practices of Middle School Children in Texas

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nalini Ranjit ◽  
Alexandra E. Evans ◽  
Andrew E. Springer ◽  
Deanna M. Hoelscher ◽  
Steve H. Kelder
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
School Children ◽  
Food Environment ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
Home Food Environment ◽  
Dietary Practices ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Differences ◽  
Home Food

scholarly journals Positive influences of home food environment on primary-school children’s diet and weight status: a structural equation model approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (14) ◽  
pp. 2525-2534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Xin Ong ◽  
Shahid Ullah ◽  
Anthea Magarey ◽  
Eva Leslie
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
School Children ◽  
Food Environment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Home Food Environment ◽  
Home Food

AbstractObjectivesThe mechanism by which the home food environment (HFE) influences childhood obesity is unclear. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between HFE and childhood obesity as mediated by diet in primary-school children.DesignCross-sectional data collected from parents and primary-school children participating in the Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle Evaluation Project. Only children aged 9–11 years participated in the study. Matched parent/child data (n3323) were analysed. Exploratory factor analysis underlined components of twenty-one HFE items; these were linked to child diet (meeting guidelines for fruit, vegetable and non-core food intakes) and measured child BMI, in structural equation modelling, adjusting for confounders.SettingTwenty geographically bounded metropolitan and regional South Australian communities.SubjectsSchool children and their parents from primary schools in selected communities.ResultsIn the initial exploratory factor analysis, nineteen items remaining extracted eight factors with eigenvalues >1·0 (72·4 % of total variance). A five-factor structure incorporating ten items described HFE. After adjusting for age, gender, socio-economic status and physical activity all associations in the model were significant (P<0·05), explaining 9·3 % and 4·5 % of the variance in child diet and BMI, respectively. A more positive HFE was directly and indirectly associated with a lower BMI in children through child diet.ConclusionsThe robust statistical methodology used in the present study provides support for a model of direct and indirect dynamics between the HFE and childhood obesity. The model can be tested in future longitudinal and intervention studies to identify the most effective components of the HFE to target in childhood obesity prevention efforts.

scholarly journals Ethnic Differences in the Home Food Environment and Parental Food Practices Among Families of Low-Income Hispanic and African-American Preschoolers

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1014-1022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Skala ◽  
Ru-Jye Chuang ◽  
Alexandra Evans ◽  
Ann-Marie Hedberg ◽  
Jayna Dave ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Food Environment ◽  
Home Food Environment ◽  
Food Practices ◽  
Home Food

Mindfulness training reduces stress and amygdala reactivity to fearful faces in middle-school children.

2019 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
pp. 569-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clemens C. C. Bauer ◽  
Camila Caballero ◽  
Ethan Scherer ◽  
Martin R. West ◽  
Michael D. Mrazek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
Fearful Faces ◽  
Amygdala Reactivity

Family Support and Conflict and Academic Success in Middle School Children

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peggy J. Cantrell ◽  
Beth Bailey ◽  
Christine L. Pearson ◽  
Chandni Patel
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Family Support ◽  
School Children ◽  
Middle School Children

Evaluation of a two-year physical activity and healthy eating intervention in middle school children

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Haerens ◽  
B. Deforche ◽  
L. Maes ◽  
G. Cardon ◽  
V. Stevens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
School Children ◽  
Middle School Children

Impact of the home food environment on disease risk factors in obese adults from rural communities

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey Maurer ◽  
Kristen Medina ◽  
Danielle Lespinasse ◽  
Samantha Minski ◽  
Manal Alabduljabbar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Food Environment ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Obese Adults ◽  
Home Food Environment ◽  
Home Food
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