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Like Parent, Like Child

Like Parent, Like Child ARTICLE Child Food and Beverage Choices During Role Playing Lisa A. Sutherland, PhD; Daniel P. Beavers, MS; Lawrence L. Kupper, PhD; Amy M. Bernhardt, MEd; Todd Heatherton, PhD; Madeline A. Dalton, PhD Objective: To examine food and beverage choices of pre- Results: Most of the children (70.8%) purchased foods school-aged children. that were categorized as least healthy choices. Only 13 children (10.8%) had shopping baskets consisting of the Design: Semistructured observational study. While pre- healthiest choices. On average, children in the group with tending to be adults during a role-play scenario, chil- the least healthy choices purchased the same number of dren selected food and beverage items from a miniature healthier and less healthy products, whereas children in grocery store stocked with 73 different products, of which the group with most healthy choices purchased 5 healthier 47 foods and beverages were examined in this analysis. products for each less healthy product selected. The Parents self-reported how frequently they purchased spe- healthfulness of children’s total purchases were signifi- cific grocery items. cantly (P=.02) predicted by their parents’ purchasing cat- egorization. Setting: A behavioral laboratory. Conclusions: When presented with a wide array of food Participants: One hundred twenty children, aged 2 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2008 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
2168-6203
eISSN
2168-6211
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.162.11.1063
pmid
18981355
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Abstract

ARTICLE Child Food and Beverage Choices During Role Playing Lisa A. Sutherland, PhD; Daniel P. Beavers, MS; Lawrence L. Kupper, PhD; Amy M. Bernhardt, MEd; Todd Heatherton, PhD; Madeline A. Dalton, PhD Objective: To examine food and beverage choices of pre- Results: Most of the children (70.8%) purchased foods school-aged children. that were categorized as least healthy choices. Only 13 children (10.8%) had shopping baskets consisting of the Design: Semistructured observational study. While pre- healthiest choices. On average, children in the group with tending to be adults during a role-play scenario, chil- the least healthy choices purchased the same number of dren selected food and beverage items from a miniature healthier and less healthy products, whereas children in grocery store stocked with 73 different products, of which the group with most healthy choices purchased 5 healthier 47 foods and beverages were examined in this analysis. products for each less healthy product selected. The Parents self-reported how frequently they purchased spe- healthfulness of children’s total purchases were signifi- cific grocery items. cantly (P=.02) predicted by their parents’ purchasing cat- egorization. Setting: A behavioral laboratory. Conclusions: When presented with a wide array of food Participants: One hundred twenty children, aged 2

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JAMA PediatricsAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 1, 2008

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