Parenthood—A Contributing Factor to Childhood Obesity

Fatma G. Huffman, Sankarabharan Kanikireddy and Manthan Patel
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Fatma G. Huffman: Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., HLS1-435, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Sankarabharan Kanikireddy: Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., HLS1-435, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Manthan Patel: Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., HLS1-435, Miami, FL 33199, USA

IJERPH, 2010, vol. 7, issue 7, 1-11

Abstract: Prevalence of childhood obesity and its complications have increased world-wide. Parental status may be associated with children’s health outcomes including their eating habits, body weight and blood cholesterol. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for the years 1988–1994, provided a unique opportunity for matching parents to children enabling analyses of joint demographics, racial differences and health indicators. Specifically, the NHANES III data, 1988–1994, of 219 households with single-parents and 780 dual-parent households were analyzed as predictors for primary outcome variables of children’s Body Mass Index (BMI), dietary nutrient intakes and blood cholesterol. Children of single-parent households were significantly (p

Keywords: children’s diet; childhood obesity; NHANES; single-parent households; BMI; blood-cholesterol (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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