The benefits of eating Easy

Responsive Feeding

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  • O'Connor, T., Watson, K., Hughes, S., Beltran, A., Hingle, M., Baranowski, J., ... & Baranowski, T. (2010). Health professionals' and dietetics practitioners' perceived effectiveness of fruit and vegetable parenting practices across six countries. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 110(7), 1065-1071.

  • Hurley, K. M., Cross, M. B., & Hughes, S. O. (2011). A systematic review of responsive feeding and child obesity in high-income countries. The Journal of nutrition, 141(3), 495-501

  • Finnane, J. M., Jansen, E., Mallan, K. M., & Daniels, L. A. (2017). Mealtime structure and responsive feeding practices are associated with less food fussiness and more food enjoyment in children. Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 49(1), 11-18.

  • Finnane, J. M., Jansen, E., Mallan, K. M., & Daniels, L. A. (2017). Mealtime structure and responsive feeding practices are associated with less food fussiness and more food enjoyment in children. Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 49(1), 11-18.

  • Rollins, B. Y., Savage, J. S., Fisher, J. O., & Birch, L. L. (2016). Alternatives to restrictive feeding practices to promote self‐regulation in childhood: a developmental perspective. Pediatric obesity, 11(5), 326-332.

  • O'Connor, T., Watson, K., Hughes, S., Beltran, A., Hingle, M., Baranowski, J., ... & Baranowski, T. (2010). Health professionals' and dietetics practitioners' perceived effectiveness of fruit and vegetable parenting practices across six countries. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 110(7), 1065-1071.

  • White, H. J., Meyer, C., Palfreyman, Z., & Haycraft, E. (2022). Family mealtime emotions and food parenting practices among mothers of young children: Development of the Mealtime Emotions Measure for Parents (MEM-P). Maternal & Child Nutrition, 18, e13346. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13346

  • Ruder EH, Lohse B. The sDOR.2-6y™ Is a Valid Measure of Nutrition Risk Independent of BMI-for-Age z-Score and Household Food Security Status in Preschool Aged-Children. Nutrients. 2024 Mar 7;16(6):767. doi: 10.3390/nu16060767. PMID: 38542679; PMCID: PMC10974798.

Sharing Family Meals

  • Miller, D.P., Waldfogel, J., Han, W.J. (2012). Family meals and child academic and behavioral outcomes. Child Development, 83: 2104-2120

  • Berge, J.M., Miller, J., Watts, A., Larson, N., Loth, K.A., Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2018) Intergenerational transmission of family meal patterns from adolescence to parenthood: Longitudinal associations with parents’ dietary intake, weight-related behaviors and psychosocial well-being. Public Health Nutrition 21(2): 299-308.

    Eisenberg, M.E., Olson, R.E., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Story, M., Bearinger, L.H. (2004). Correlations between family meals and psychosocial well-being among adolescents. Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine, 158(8): 792-796

    Utter, J., Larsen, N., Berge, J.M., Eisenberg, M.E., Fulkerson, J.A., Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2018). Family meals among parents: Associations with nutritional, social and emotional wellbeing. Preventive Medicine, 113: 7-12

  • Elgar, F.J., Craig, W., Trites, S.J. (2014) Family dinners, communications, and mental health in Canadian adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 52(4): 433-438

  • Eisenberg, M.E., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Fulkerson, J.A., Story, M. (2008). Family meals and substance abuse: Is there a long-term protective association? Journal of Adolescent Health, 43: 145-151

    National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) (2007). The importance of family dinners, accessed 25 April 2016

    The National Center on Addiction and Substance abuse (CASA), (2011), The Importance of family dinners, VIII

  • Fulkerson, J.A., Story, M., Mellin, A., Leffert, N. Neumark-Sztainer, D., French, S.A. (2006). Family dinner meal frequency and adolescent development: Relationships with developmental assets and high-risk behaviors. Journal of Adolescent Health, 39 (3): 337-345.

  • Bradshaw, C. (2014). The role of families in preventing and buffering the effects of bullying. JAMA Pediatrics, 168: 991-993.; Elgar, E., Neapoletano, A., Saul, G., Dirks, M., Craig, W. et al, (2014). Cyberbullying victimization and mental health in adolescents and the moderating role of family dinner. JAMA Pediatrics, 168: 1015-1022.

    Elgar, F.J., Craig, W., Trites, S.J. (2014) Family dinners, communications, and mental health in Canadian adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 52(4): 433-438

  • Neumark-Sztainer, D., Eisenberg, M.E., Fulkerson, J.A., Story, M., Larson, N. (2008). Family meals and disordered eating in adolescents. Archive Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 162(21): 17-22

  • Berge, J.M, Wall, M., Hsueh, T.F., Fulkerson, J.A., Larson, N., Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2015). The protective role of family meals for youth obesity: 10-year longitudinal associations. J Pediatrics, 166(2): 296-301.

  • Khoury, M., Manlhior, C., Gibson, D., Stearne, N., Chahal, N. Dobbin, S., McCrindle, B. (2015). Evaluation of the associations between buying lunch at school, eating at restaurants, and eating together as a family and cardiometabolic risk in adolescents. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 31: S266-S267.

  • Peterson, C., Jesso, B., McCabe, A (1999). Encouraging narratives in preschoolers: An intervention study. Journal of Child Language, 26: 49-67.

  • Walton, K., Horton, N. J., Rifas-Shiman, S. L., Field, A. E., Austin, S. B., Haycraft, E., Breen, A., & Haines, J. (2018). Exploring the Role of Family Functioning in the Association Between Frequency of Family Dinners and Dietary Intake Among Adolescents and Young Adults. JAMA Network Open, 1(7):e185217. Retrieved from https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2715616

  • Watts, A, Berge, JM, Loth, K et al. (2017) The transmission of family food and mealtime practices from adolescence to adulthood: longitudinal findings from Project EAT-IV. J Nutr Educ Behav 50: 141–147

  • Watts, A, Berge, JM, Loth, K et al. (2017) The transmission of family food and mealtime practices from adolescence to adulthood: longitudinal findings from Project EAT-IV. J Nutr Educ Behav 50: 141–147

Mindful Eating

  • Katterman SN, Kleinman BM, Hood MM, Nackers LM, Corsica JA. Mindfulness meditation as an intervention for binge eating, emotional eating, and weight loss: a systematic review. Eating behaviors. 2014 Apr 1;15(2):197-204.

    O’Reilly GA, Cook L, Spruijt‐Metz D, Black DS. Mindfulness‐based interventions for obesity‐related eating behaviours: a literature review. Obesity reviews. 2014 Jun;15(6):453-61.

    Ruffault A, Czernichow S, Hagger MS, Ferrand M, Erichot N, Carette C, Boujut E, Flahault C. The effects of mindfulness training on weight-loss and health-related behaviours in adults with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity research & clinical practice. 2017 Sep 1;11(5):90-111.

  • Katterman SN, Kleinman BM, Hood MM, Nackers LM, Corsica JA. Mindfulness meditation as an intervention for binge eating, emotional eating, and weight loss: a systematic review. Eating behaviors. 2014 Apr 1;15(2):197-204.

    O’Reilly GA, Cook L, Spruijt‐Metz D, Black DS. Mindfulness‐based interventions for obesity‐related eating behaviours: a literature review. Obesity reviews. 2014 Jun;15(6):453-61.

    Ruffault A, Czernichow S, Hagger MS, Ferrand M, Erichot N, Carette C, Boujut E, Flahault C. The effects of mindfulness training on weight-loss and health-related behaviours in adults with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity research & clinical practice. 2017 Sep 1;11(5):90-111.

  • Warren JM, Smith N, Ashwell M. A structured literature review on the role of mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating in changing eating behaviours: effectiveness and associated potential mechanisms. Nutrition research reviews. 2017 Dec;30(2):272-83.*Disclosure: Study was funded by Mondelez International.

  • Warren JM, Smith N, Ashwell M. A structured literature review on the role of mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating in changing eating behaviours: effectiveness and associated potential mechanisms. Nutrition research reviews. 2017 Dec;30(2):272-83.*Disclosure: Study was funded by Mondelez International.

  • Warren JM, Smith N, Ashwell M. A structured literature review on the role of mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating in changing eating behaviours: effectiveness and associated potential mechanisms. Nutrition research reviews. 2017 Dec;30(2):272-83.*Disclosure: Study was funded by Mondelez International.

  • Daubenmier J, Moran PJ, Kristeller J, Acree M, Bacchetti P, Kemeny ME, Dallman M, Lustig RH, Grunfeld C, Nixon DF, Milush JM. Effects of a mindfulness‐based weight loss intervention in adults with obesity: A randomized clinical trial. Obesity. 2016 Apr;24(4):794-804.

  • Daubenmier J, Moran PJ, Kristeller J, Acree M, Bacchetti P, Kemeny ME, Dallman M, Lustig RH, Grunfeld C, Nixon DF, Milush JM. Effects of a mindfulness‐based weight loss intervention in adults with obesity: A randomized clinical trial. Obesity. 2016 Apr;24(4):794-804.

  • Miller CK, Kristeller JL, Headings A, Nagaraja H. Comparison of a mindful eating intervention to a diabetes self-management intervention among adults with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. Health Education & Behavior. 2014 Apr;41(2):145-54.

  • Miller CK, Kristeller JL, Headings A, Nagaraja H. Comparison of a mindful eating intervention to a diabetes self-management intervention among adults with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. Health Education & Behavior. 2014 Apr;41(2):145-54.

  • Omiwole M, Richardson C, Huniewicz P, Dettmer E, Paslakis G. Review of mindfulness-related interventions to modify eating behaviors in adolescents. Nutrients. 2019 Dec;11(12):2917.

  • Omiwole M, Richardson C, Huniewicz P, Dettmer E, Paslakis G. Review of mindfulness-related interventions to modify eating behaviors in adolescents. Nutrients. 2019 Dec;11(12):2917.