Establishing Dietary Habits during Childhood for Long-Term Weight Control
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2002
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Journal Article
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None
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Psychology
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English
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PUB ID:
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103-418-059
(Last edited on
2005/07/23 10:46:17 GMT-6)
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ABSTRACT:
Objective: To review psychosocial research with respect
to relevance for the development of nutritional education
strategies for optimal weight control during childhood
and the longer term. Results: Recent decades have wit-nessed changes in the social context of eating, with a
trend away from family meals towards grazing and eat-ing
alone. At the same time, the prevalence of over-weight
and obesity is increasing amongst both children
and adults, with even young children deliberately prac-tising weight control measures, ranging from selective
food choice to self-induced vomiting. Such behaviour is
motivated by unrealistic perceptions of healthy body
weight and shape. Successful long-term management of
healthy body weight is supported by flexible control of
eating behaviour and long-term educational strategies.
Children are interested in learning about a wide range of
nutrition topics. However, to be effective, nutrition edu-cation should be appropriate to the stage of cognitive
development according to the age of the child, and be
placed in the context of the direct, perceivable and
pattern of social eating occasions to promote the social
meaning and importance of eating, and to enable social
learning of food preferences. Educational strategies
should provide orientation and reassurance regarding
the range of healthy and acceptable body weights and
shapes. They should also encourage flexible control of
eating behaviour to enable children to maintain their
weight within this healthy range.
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