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How parents' eating habits affect their children's nutrition

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How parents' eating habits affect their children's nutrition

But is it possible that parents and their diets also shape the nutritional behaviour of young malnourished children? Usually, parents attribute this to the genes or behavior of the child himself. Some children are eager to eat vegetables, while in others it is extremely difficult to expand the menu.

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1. Do genes affect eating habits?

However, the full responsibility lies only on the DNA side? Mompeo et al. 2020). It turns out that the identical twins whose genetic code is most closely related to each other preferred to choose similar products. The identical twin twins did not see as much similarity in their favorite menu. However, it cannot be forgotten that their expression could occur the need for appropriate conditions that are shaped by the environment. So it is surprising that not only the genes that parents pass on to their children, but also their behaviors can affect the future nutrition of their children.

2. The atmosphere at the table and feeding the baby

Haapalahti et al. 2003). However, when parents move unpleasant topics at the table or tease a child, there is a greater likelihood that the child will avoid sharing meals because of the stress they cause. Instigation, coercion, blackmail, but also using food as a reward or punishment causes children to stop enjoying it and are more likely to refuse it. Moroshko, L. Unfortunately, this usually leads to even greater family pressure at the desk on the part of the parents, which results in a false circle and increases the dislike of both opiates and adults.

3. Is it any way to help your child develop healthy eating habits?

It is also important to reduce the number of processed products containing high amounts of sugar, salt and saturated fat. It is very important to have an atmosphere, access to a variety of foods, and to teach the child how to reach for specific products. The parent's diet should be a reflection of the child's future healthy plate. As it turns out, fashionable diets or hunger patterns introduced by parents also carry a certain risk of poor nutrition for children. Vollmer 2021). However, the table should also have the most atmospheric, vegetable, whole-grain foods and healthy fats. Nevertheless, it should be remembered that while monitoring the consumption of the products itself has a beneficial effect on the diet of children's children, it is already a normal prohibition on all foods, but it is also an important observation of the importance of not only a few foods in the diet, but also the desire to consume them, as well as the absence of food from the parent, and in some cases, it does not have a significant impact on their own diet.
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