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NUTRIENTS
卷 14, 期 23, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu14235117
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school children; obesity; parent's perception; healthy eating; weight management; barriers; facilitators; United Arab Emirates
This study examined parents' perceptions of childhood obesity and their suggestions for overcoming barriers to healthy eating. The findings highlighted the negative effects of obesity on children's lives and identified individual, interpersonal, and institutional barriers and facilitators to a healthy lifestyle. Nutritional education and a supportive home and school environment were suggested as key factors in promoting healthy eating habits.
Parents play a critical role in influencing the eating habits of their children. This study examined parents' perceptions of factors that contributed to childhood obesity and sought their suggestions on various modalities for overcoming the barriers to healthy eating. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were undertaken with 26 parents of 9-13 years old school children with obesity from the United Arab Emirates. Three main topics covered in the interviews were: (1) Parents' perceptions of their children's weight and eating habits; (2) Attitudes towards healthy eating and weight management; and (3) Suggestions on how their children can adopt a healthy lifestyle. Interview transcripts were thematically analyzed using the NVIVO software to identify the emerging main themes and sub-themes. Parents identified individual/intrapersonal (child), interpersonal (peers, family, nannies), and institutional/school environment barriers and facilitators to a healthier lifestyle. The three major themes that emerged were: (1) Negative effects of obesity on children's lives; (2) Barriers to weight management and healthy lifestyle; and (3) Facilitators to healthy eating. Nutritional education and a supportive home and school environment were suggested for the adoption of a healthy lifestyle by children.
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