Abstract Background Involvement of Latino fathers in food and activity parenting practices
has implications for child obesity prevention yet remains largely unknown. Objective To …

Objective Studies have shown that immigrants' acculturation is associated with numerous
unhealthy behaviours. Yet, the role of environmental factors in modifying the effect of …

One in five public school students is from an immigrant-headed household. We used Youth
Risk Behavior Survey data from one state and four large urban school districts to examine …

This study examines the association between acculturation and parental feeding practices in
low-income Latinos. Overweight/obese children (N= 117), aged 5 to 14 years, and their …

International migration often results in major changes in living environments and lifestyles,
and these changes may lead to the observed increases in obesity and diabetes among …

There are over 230 million international migrants worldwide, and this number continues to
grow. Migrants tend to have limited access to and knowledge about resources and …

Background: Positive associations have been observed between acculturation and body
mass index (BMI), but the mediators of this relationship are not well established …

Acculturation has been associated with various health behaviors such as diet. However, the
mediation pathways on health outcomes have not been tested among Latino adolescents …

Purpose Past studies have shown that acculturation has been linked with media
consumption (Shi, 2005; Shohat & Stam, 1996). Some risky health behaviors are associated …

Pediatric obesity has become an epidemic in the United States. Previous research has
shown that parenting factors related to stress and parental feeding style impact child BMI …