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Parent Feeding Practices in the Context of Food Insecurity

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  • Katherine R. Arlinghaus

    (Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA)

  • Melissa N. Laska

    (Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA)

Abstract

The process of feeding is complex and highly dependent on parent, child, social, and environmental factors. Given the rising rates of food insecurity and concomitant poor nutrition and health, the purpose of this article was to outline the important and complex ways in which the context of food insecurity can impact parent feeding practices. Key factors discussed here include the impact of food insecurity on: expectations for motherhood, structural constraints, stress and depression, parents’ perceptions of health and child weight, and intergenerational transmission of parent feeding practices. Future research needs are also identified and discussed.

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  • Katherine R. Arlinghaus & Melissa N. Laska, 2021. "Parent Feeding Practices in the Context of Food Insecurity," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(2), pages 1-12, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:2:p:366-:d:475358
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    1. Kimberley A. Baxter & Smita Nambiar & Tsz Hei Jeffrey So & Danielle Gallegos & Rebecca Byrne, 2022. "Parental Feeding Practices in Families Experiencing Food Insecurity: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-43, May.

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