Abstract
ABSTRACTObjective: To identify the role of the obesogenic environment and parental lifestyles in infant feeding behavior.Data sources: The searches were performed in PubMed, Medline, Cochrane, Lilacs and Scielo databases, in Portuguese, English and Spanish. The descriptors used were found in the Medical Subject Headings and in the Descriptors in Health Sciences being these: Comportamento alimentar/Feeding Behavior/ Conducta Alimentaria; Crianças/Child/ Niño; Relações familiares/Family Relations/Relaciones Familiares; e Ecologia/ Ecology/ Ecología. These were combined by the Boolean operator AND.Data synthesis: Researchers consider that parents (orprimary caregivers) are responsible, in part, for the unhealthy eating behavior presented by children, and for them to change it is necessary to change the behavior of the family, ensuring the correct choice of food and the practice of physical activity. The family environment has a significant impact on the development of eating behavior, so adults should provide a good model of this behavior for children.Conclusions: It was verified through this review that, in order to maintain and develop a healthy eating behavior, it is necessary to reach different spheres of life of the individual - physical, social, psychological, family, cultural and mediatic environment.
Highlights
Feeding behavior characterizes the way people feed themselves
Since the development of unhealthy feeding behaviors and low levels of physical activity are associated with harmful outcomes and, in the early years, these behaviors occur to a large extent in the family unit, it is relevant to analyze the influence of parents in this formation
Some researchers believe that parents are responsible, in part, for the unhealthy feeding behaviors presented by children, and for these behaviors to change, the family behaviors need to change, ensuring the correct choice of foods accompanied by the practice of physical activity.[32,33]
Summary
Feeding behavior characterizes the way people feed themselves. The behavioral responses associated with the act of eating interfere in the quality of life and, when inappropriate, favor the onset of some chronic-degenerative diseases.[1]. This study aims to investigate the influence of the obesogenic environment and of parental lifestyles on infant feeding behavior.
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