Parental Food Knowledge and Childhood Obesity
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Introduction
A. Opening statement
B. Background of the study
a. Summary of the literature framing history of the project, using 5 articles related to the problem
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b. For whom the study is important
c. Implications for social change
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This was an outline on how to conduct a study about Parental Food Knowledge and Childhood obesity.
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Parental perception of their children's weight status, and its association with their nutrition and obesity knowledge. Academic Journal By: Muhammad, Noor Azimah; Omar, Khairani; Shah, Shamsul Azhar; Muthupalaniappen, Leelavathi A/P; Arshad, Fatimah. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2008, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p597-602. 6p. 1 Chart, 2 Graphs
Introduction
Children are facing a global obesity epidemic because of the Westernized lifestyle of fast food with a greater propensity of children experiencing overweight and obesity characteristics in their childhood. Therefore, it's imperative that parents are able to recognize these characteristics in their children for successful intervention to occur as parents are the primary caregivers that can influence a child's eating habits.
A. Opening statement
Parents must take a proactive role in their child's nutritional lives for the child to avoid becoming overweight or obese. Therefore, a study was conducted by the researchers to ascertain the impact that parents have on influencing their child's eating habits predicated upon parent's knowledge or lack thereof on nutrition and obesity.
B. Background of the study
The study evaluates how parents and their perceptions influence children's food selections with special emphasis on how these perceptions and choices impacts children's weight in reference to obese and overweight children.
a. Summary of the literature framing history of the project, using 5 articles related to the problem
b. Gaps and/or deficiencies in prior research
The prior research on this subject matter has been fairly consistent across the literature as parents' beliefs and understanding on nutrition are crucial determinants of eating habits for their child's successful development of healthy eating habits that can prevent obesity or factors that contribute to overweight.
c. Importance of present study: Parental perception of their children's weight status, and its association with their nutrition and obesity knowledge. Academic Journal By: Muhammad, Noor Azimah; Omar, Khairani; Shah, Shamsul Azhar; ...
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