Association between the dietary literacy of children's daily diet providers and school-age children's nutritional status and eating behaviours: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Overweight and obesity rates have increased rapidly in Chinese school-age children, and previous studies have indicated that poor dietary literacy can lead to unhealthy eating behaviours. However, few studies have investigated the association between the dietary literacy of daily...
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| author | Jun-Jie Chang Nuo Xu Ling-Ling Song Yong-Han Li Meng-Yuan Yuan Ting-Ting Zhang Yang He Shan-Shan Chen Geng-Fu Wang Pu-Yu Su |
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| description | Abstract Background Overweight and obesity rates have increased rapidly in Chinese school-age children, and previous studies have indicated that poor dietary literacy can lead to unhealthy eating behaviours. However, few studies have investigated the association between the dietary literacy of daily diet providers and the eating behaviours and nutritional status of school-age children raised by the providers. Thus, we aimed to explore this association. Methods We collected data on the eating behaviours and nutritional status of children in two primary schools in Anhui Province, as well as the dietary literacy of their daily diet providers. T-tests, one-way ANOVA, chi-square tests, and multiple linear regression were used to analyse the association. Results We found significant differences in the scores on the Questionnaire of Children's Daily Diet Providers' Dietary Literacy (QCDDPDL) by region, relationship with the child, age, and educational level of the daily diet provider (all p < .05). Moreover, the children in the low QCDDPDL score group were inclined to engage in unhealthy eating behaviours such as emotional undereating and overeating (p < .05). In addition, the incidence of overweight and obesity was higher in the low QCDDPDL attitude score group than in the high score group (p = .006). Conclusions Our study showed that the dietary literacy of diet providers may influence children's health and eating behaviours. Improving the dietary literacy of diet providers may promote the health status and eating behaviours of school-age children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-259727713d204a9189dcad6cabeca6a02022-12-22T02:56:45ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582022-12-0122111210.1186/s12889-022-14621-8Association between the dietary literacy of children's daily diet providers and school-age children's nutritional status and eating behaviours: a cross-sectional studyJun-Jie Chang0Nuo Xu1Ling-Ling Song2Yong-Han Li3Meng-Yuan Yuan4Ting-Ting Zhang5Yang He6Shan-Shan Chen7Geng-Fu Wang8Pu-Yu Su9Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical UniversityMaternal and Child Health Care and Family Planning Service Center Wujiang District of Suzhou CityDepartment of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical UniversityDepartment of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical UniversityDepartment of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical UniversityDepartment of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical UniversityDepartment of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical UniversityDepartment of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical UniversityDepartment of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical UniversityDepartment of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical UniversityAbstract Background Overweight and obesity rates have increased rapidly in Chinese school-age children, and previous studies have indicated that poor dietary literacy can lead to unhealthy eating behaviours. However, few studies have investigated the association between the dietary literacy of daily diet providers and the eating behaviours and nutritional status of school-age children raised by the providers. Thus, we aimed to explore this association. Methods We collected data on the eating behaviours and nutritional status of children in two primary schools in Anhui Province, as well as the dietary literacy of their daily diet providers. T-tests, one-way ANOVA, chi-square tests, and multiple linear regression were used to analyse the association. Results We found significant differences in the scores on the Questionnaire of Children's Daily Diet Providers' Dietary Literacy (QCDDPDL) by region, relationship with the child, age, and educational level of the daily diet provider (all p < .05). Moreover, the children in the low QCDDPDL score group were inclined to engage in unhealthy eating behaviours such as emotional undereating and overeating (p < .05). In addition, the incidence of overweight and obesity was higher in the low QCDDPDL attitude score group than in the high score group (p = .006). Conclusions Our study showed that the dietary literacy of diet providers may influence children's health and eating behaviours. Improving the dietary literacy of diet providers may promote the health status and eating behaviours of school-age children.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14621-8Eating behavioursNutritional statusSchool-age childrenDietary literacy |
| spellingShingle | Jun-Jie Chang Nuo Xu Ling-Ling Song Yong-Han Li Meng-Yuan Yuan Ting-Ting Zhang Yang He Shan-Shan Chen Geng-Fu Wang Pu-Yu Su Association between the dietary literacy of children's daily diet providers and school-age children's nutritional status and eating behaviours: a cross-sectional study BMC Public Health Eating behaviours Nutritional status School-age children Dietary literacy |
| title | Association between the dietary literacy of children's daily diet providers and school-age children's nutritional status and eating behaviours: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Association between the dietary literacy of children's daily diet providers and school-age children's nutritional status and eating behaviours: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Association between the dietary literacy of children's daily diet providers and school-age children's nutritional status and eating behaviours: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between the dietary literacy of children's daily diet providers and school-age children's nutritional status and eating behaviours: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Association between the dietary literacy of children's daily diet providers and school-age children's nutritional status and eating behaviours: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | association between the dietary literacy of children s daily diet providers and school age children s nutritional status and eating behaviours a cross sectional study |
| topic | Eating behaviours Nutritional status School-age children Dietary literacy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14621-8 |
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