A report card assessment of the prevalence of healthy eating among preschool-aged children: a cross-cultural study across Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the US

Autor: Alison Wing Lam Wan, Kevin Kien Hoa Chung, Jian-Bin Li, Shebe Siwei Xu, Derwin King Chung Chan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Nutrition, Vol 11 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-861X
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1428852
Popis: ObjectiveThis study aimed to initially adopt an International Healthy Eating Report Card for Preschool-Aged Children to assess the prevalence of healthy eating behaviours and favourable family home food environments (FHFEs) among preschool-aged children in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the US. We also examined which cultural contexts would exhibit significant differences in the report card scores among the four cultural contexts.MethodsIn this cross-cultural study, 2059 parent–child dyads, with approximately 500 dyads in each cultural context, were recruited. The parents were asked to complete the validated International Healthy Eating Report Card Scale to assess the dimensions of the Report Card [i.e., Indicator of Children’s Eating Behaviours: (1) Children’s Dietary Patterns and (2) Children’s Mealtime Behaviours, and Indicator of FHFEs: (3) Parental Food Choices and Preparation, (4) Home Healthier Food Availability and Accessibility and (5) Family Mealtime Environments]. Each indicator received a letter grade [i.e., A (≥80%) = excellent, B (60–79%) = good, C (40–59%) = fair, D (20–39%) = poor, F (
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