Background Lower birth weight, often found in infants from minority ethnic groups, may be
partly because of the disproportionate representation of ethnic minority groups in low�…

Academics from a variety of disciplines claim that gender has an influence on men's and
women's food choices and portion sizes at mealtime and snack time. While these socially�…

Despite recommended dietary guidelines, recent population surveys have recorded low fruit
and vegetable and high non-core food consumption by Australian children. Young children�…

Objective: To explore how fathers with young children contributed to healthy home food
provisioning and the factors enabling or inhibiting their involvement in family food tasks�…

Good nutrition in the early years of life is essential, yet the diets of many pre‐school children
in the UK are known to be poor. Understanding the decisions parents make when feeding�…

(1) Background: Sub-optimal feeding practices and dietary intakes in childhood are
associated with poor health outcomes in adulthood. This mixed methods study aims to�…

In the context of global concern about children's weight and health, this study aims to
investigate the extent to which Australian fathers are involved in family food work which�…

Background Early childhood is critical to the development of lifelong food habits. Given the
high proportion of children with inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption, identification of�…

Background Parents' beliefs and behaviours affect children's nutrition, eating behaviours,
and health outcomes; however, little is known about parents' experiences and perspectives�…

Purpose–The Australian Dietary Guidelines support good health and disease prevention.
Children with healthy eating habits established early in life have been shown to continue�…