Research findings suggest parent weight-talk is associated with negative health outcomes
among youth, and weight must be discussed with caution. Yet, it remains unclear the extent …

Eating habits appear to become less healthy once children move into adolescence.
Adolescence is characterized by increasing independence and autonomy. Still, parents …

Parents play an important role in developing the eating behaviors of their children by
adopting specific parenting practices. As the prevalence of obesity is high amongst African …

The purpose of this study was to elucidate the relationship between maternal feeding
practices and children's eating problems. Mothers of 292 children aged 5.9±1.1, 50% boys …

The transition from childhood to adolescence is a sensitive period, triggering changes in
health-and weight-related behaviours including eating habits which likely vary between girls …

This prospective study aimed to examine how parenting style relates to health behaviors
and body mass index of Lebanese adolescents while checking for interactive effect of child …

Adolescent health has a significant influence as individuals transition to adulthood and can
have lifelong effects on well-being. In addition to well-established structural determinants of …

This study evaluated the associations between parenting factors and adolescent weight
related outcomes in African American adolescents with overweight and obesity. Baseline …

Objective: To examine associations between parenting style and changes in dietary quality
score across childhood. Design: This longitudinal analysis included the child's frequency of …

Results Phase 1: In the KSA, there was an increase in the prevalence of both overweight
and obesity in the 2000s. The 2011 national survey gives the most recent estimates with …