Does parenting affect children's eating and weight status?

Alison K Ventura and Leann L Birch

The Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Department of Nutritional Sciences and The Center for Childhood Obesity Research; The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA

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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008, 5:15doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-15


Published:	17 March 2008

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Table 3. This file contains a summary table for all studies that addressed Pathway 1 in our conceptual model (see Figure 1; the association between parenting and child weight) either alone or in combination with addressing Pathways 2 (the association between parenting and child eating) and 3 (the association between child eating and child weight).

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Table 4. This file contains a summary table for all studies that addressed Pathway 2 in our conceptual model (see Figure 1; the association between parenting and child eating) either alone or in combination with addressing Pathway 3 (the association between child eating and child weight).

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