Carina Alvarado, Selena T Nguyen-Rodriguez, Gail C Frank, Melawhy Garcia, Natalia Gatdula
Influence of Home Language Use on the Association Between Parent Education and Child Adiposity in Latino Families
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
sugarsweetened beverages ssbs leading source added sugar american diet ingestion added sugars ssbs exceeds recommendations thus interventions effectively reduce ssb consumption needed focus group discussions parents n 37 schoolaged children ages 6 11 years n 41 florida new jersey west virginia led trained moderators using social cognitive theory guide trends themes emerged content analysis focus group data indicated parents children felt limiting ssbs important health weight control however parents children reported consuming average 185 238 sd 213 252 sd ssb servingsweek respectively parents children aware parent behaviors influenced kids parents reported modeling healthy ssb behaviors difficult busy schedules including frequent parties events children get older another barrier limiting ssbs parents successful limiting ssbs house qualitative research provides novel insights parents childrens cognitions eg beliefs attitudes barriers facilitators related ssb ingestion consideration insights nutrition intervention development potential improve intervention effectiveness reducing ssb intake