Reinforcing value of food, enriched home environment, and changes in percent overweight in children.

Katelyn A CarrWhitney BlackCatherine GuthLilianna ShapiroLucia A LeoneJennifer L TempleLeonard H Epstein

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2023)

These results suggest that providing an enriched home environment may reduce the effects of food reinforcement and being motivated to eat on weight gain in childhood, and this represents a novel approach to intervention that can be used to strengthen current behavioral approaches to prevent obesity in children.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
birth weight
weight loss
young adults
healthcare
randomized controlled trial
type diabetes
physical activity
human health
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
risk assessment
preterm birth