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Can You Control What Your Children Eat?
Filed under: Nutrition: Toddlers & Preschoolers, Nutrition: Big Kids, Nutrition: Tweens, Nutrition: Teens
Just try and stop him. Credit: Corbis
A new study from Johns Hopkins University makes a somewhat startling claim -- that parents don't have much control over what their children eat.
Or maybe this finding shouldn't be all that surprising. Study co-author May A. Beydoun says that she concluded that "parents' influence was weak" in terms of determining what was on their kids' plates, especially with older children who ate out a lot.
So what do you think? Can you control what your children eat? Or will you have to wait until they have kids of their own before they eat a bite of broccoli?
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
1-04-2011 @ 10:29AM
TWinston said...Companies spend many millions advertising to young appetites, so it's not surprising when our parent's voice gets literally drowned out. Too bad they're not in the business of growing healthy children.
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1-04-2011 @ 11:27AM
Rhonda Neilson said...You sure ought to be able to control what they eat! Especially considering you are the one spending money on groceries!! Hello - don't buy bad stuff for them to consume. Be the parent. Save money on groceries with all the free coupons and samples on Http://savecreatively.com/CreativeCoupons.aspx Teach kids HOW to eat healthy and let them try new foods that are good for them.
1-04-2011 @ 12:00PM
dougalcandy said...I think kids have always tended to eat unhealthy when they're away from their parents, this is not something new! Don't you remember old movies from the 50's, kids were always going for burgers and shakes! Today they congregate at Starbucks drinking 700 calorie caramel latte's, or going out for pizza and fries. I think there are very few kids who go out for salad and water! I also don't think it's necessarily bad done in moderation. After all, don't we as adults also indulge when hanging out with friends? As long as you provide healthy meals at home, and the kids are getting exercise, there's really very little the parent of a middle or high school kid can do.
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