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  • Title: Increasing fruit and vegetable intake and decreasing fat and sugar intake in families at risk for childhood obesity.
    Author: Epstein LH, Gordy CC, Raynor HA, Beddome M, Kilanowski CK, Paluch R.
    Journal: Obes Res; 2001 Mar; 9(3):171-8. PubMed ID: 11323442.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of a parent-focused behavioral intervention on parent and child eating changes and on percentage of overweight changes in families that contain at least one obese parent and a non-obese child. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Families with obese parents and non-obese children were randomized to groups in which parents were provided a comprehensive behavioral weight-control program and were encouraged to increase fruit and vegetable intake or decrease intake of high-fat/high-sugar foods. Child materials targeted the same dietary changes as their parents without caloric restriction. RESULTS: Changes over 1 year showed that treatment influenced targeted parent and child fruit and vegetable intake and high-fat/high-sugar intake, with the Increase Fruit and Vegetable group also decreasing their consumption of high-fat/high-sugar foods. Parents in the increased fruit and vegetable group showed significantly greater decreases in percentage of overweight than parents in the decreased high-fat/high-sugar group. DISCUSSION: These results suggest that focusing on increasing intake of healthy foods may be a useful approach for nutritional change in obese parents and their children.
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