Parental practices and children's lifestyle correlates of childhood overweight/obesity in Europe: The Feel4Diabetes study.
Aikaterini M KontochristopoulouKalliopi KaratziEva KaraglaniGreet CardonJemina KiveläVioleta IotovaTsvetalina TankovaImre RurikAnett S RadoneStavros LiatisKonstantinos MakrilakisLuis A MorenoYannis ManiosPublished in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2023)
These findings emphasize the necessity of family-centered approaches in health promotion and obesity prevention programs for children. Such programs should focus on parents as the primary role models in exerting positive influence and encouraging healthy eating habits, PA, and ST behaviors in their children, which in turn, may have a substantial impact on children's overall weight status.