Reetta Lehto
Biographic Data
| ID | 6256516 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Reetta Lehto |
| GIVEN NAMES | Reetta |
| FAMILY NAME | Lehto |
| SIGNATURE | LEHTO R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2289-2746 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Dagis Salo cohort profile
The global prevalence of childhood obesity has increased significantly, with World Health Organisation emphasising the importance of early childhood for promoting healthy growth and development. In Finland, 29% of boys and 18% of girls aged 2–16 years are living with overweight or obesity. The DAGIS Intervention in 2017–2018 in Southwest Finland aimed to promote healthy energy-balance related behaviours (EBRBs) and self-regulation skills in early…
Vegetable‐Related Parenting Practices, Parenting Style and Preschoolers' Vegetable Consumption
The specific food parenting practices used by parents, along with the broader parenting style that reflects the general characteristics of their approach to parenting, may influence children's vegetable consumption. We examined cross-sectional associations of parenting style constructs (nurturance, structure, behavioural control, inappropriate control, and overprotection) and vegetable-related parenting practices (VPP) ('encouragement and modelli…
Parental self-efficacy, parental restrictions and young children's food consumption
Compared with ample evidence on the influence of the home food environment on children's food consumption, associations between certain aspects of the social home food environment (such as parental self-efficacy (PSE) and parental restrictions) and young children's food consumption are less studied. Our aims were 1) to investigate the associations among feeding-related PSE, sugary food and drink (SFD)-related parental restrictions, and children's…
How energy balance-related behaviours, temperament, stress and overweight associate
Objective: This study aimed to (1) examine the clustering of energy balance-related behaviours (EBRB) and (2) investigate whether EBRB clusters, temperament and hair cortisol concentration (HCC) associate with overweight. Design: We assessed food consumption using food records, screen time (ST) using sedentary behaviour diaries, sleep consistency and temperament (negative affectivity, surgency, effortful control) using questionnaires and HCC usin…
Exploring parental secretive eating of sugary foods and drinks, and its associations with food consumption in families
As a way of modeling healthier eating habits for their children, parents may intentionally avoid consuming sugary foods and drinks (SFDs) in their presence but consume these on other occasions (later referred to as parental secretive eating). This study aimed to 1) explore the prevalence of parental secretive eating, 2) investigate the associations between parental secretive eating and SFD consumption in parents and children, and 3) qualitatively…
Associations between socioeconomic status, home food availability, parental role-modeling, and children’s fruit and vegetable consumption
Parental educational level showed more associations with children's FV consumption than relative family income. Our findings suggest that reducing the availability of SFD is as important as increasing the availability of FV to enhance children's FV consumption. Future interventions to improve children's dietary behaviors should pay greater attention to the lower SES segments of society. Longitudinal studies and intervention studies supporting the…
Effects of the Dagis randomized controlled trial on home environment and children’s food consumption according to the degree of implementation
ISRCTN57165350 (8 January, 2015)
Are associations between home environment and preschool children’s sedentary time influenced by parental educational level in a cross-sectional survey
Future interventions aiming to decrease SED should pay attention to relevant factors in children's sedentary behaviour home environment. It is important to acknowledge the possible PEL differences in these factors
Does temperament make children differently susceptible to their home physical food environment? A cross-sectional Dagis study on 3–6 year old Finnish children's food consumption
Early educators’ practices and opinions in relation to pre-schoolers’ dietary intake at pre-school
Objective We aimed to examine associations between early educators’ feeding practices and opinions and children’s dietary intake at pre-school, in a context where uniform meals are served and pre-schools are highly regulated. Design Cross-sectional study. Food consumption data of the children consisted of two-day food records from pre-school kept by early educators. Early educators also reported their feeding practices and opinions on pre-school …
Reproducibility of Preschool Personnel and Guardian Reports on Energy Balance-Related Behaviors and Their Correlates in Finnish Preschool Children
Valid and reliable non-objective assessments of guardian and preschool personnel reports are necessary when estimating young children's health behaviors. This study examines the test-retest reproducibility of (a) guardian and preschool personnel questionnaires about correlates of preschool-aged children's energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs), (b) a screen time diary, and (c) a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) reported by a guardian. A sampl…
Preschool Environmental Factors, Parental Socioeconomic Status, and Children’s Sedentary Time
Preschool children's high levels of sedentary time (ST) is a public health concern. As preschool reaches a large population of children from different socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, more knowledge on how the preschool setting is associated with children's ST is relevant. Our aims were to examine (1) the associations of preschool setting (covering social, physical, and organizational level) with children's ST, and (2) the moderating role …
Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (Dagis) Study—Differences in Children’s Energy Balance-Related Behaviors (EBRBs) and in Long-Term Stress by Parental Educational Level
This paper describes the Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (DAGIS) survey process and socioeconomic status (SES) differences in children's energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs), meaning physical activity, sedentary and dietary behaviors, and long-term stress that serve as the basis for the intervention development. A cross-sectional survey was conducted during 2015−2016 in 66 Finnish preschools in eight municipalities involving 864 …
Dietary patterns and their associations with home food availability among Finnish pre-school children
Objective To study the associations between home food availability and dietary patterns among pre-school children. Design Cross-sectional study in which parents of the participating children filled in an FFQ and reported how often they had certain foods in their homes. We derived dietary pattern scores using principal component analysis, and composite scores describing the availability of fruits and vegetables as well as sugar-enriched foods in t…
Influencing factors of children's fruit, vegetable and sugar-enriched food intake in a Finnish preschool setting – Preschool personnel's perceptions
Increased health and well-being in preschools (Dagis)
ISRCTN57165350 (January, 8th, 2015)
Meal pattern and BMI in 9–11-year-old children in Finland
Objective In many studies it has been shown that breakfast is associated with normal weight in children and adolescents. Other meals, family meals and a regular meal pattern have been less studied. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine whether a regular meal pattern, or breakfast, lunch or dinner as separate regular meals, is associated with the BMI of children. Design A cross-sectional study conducted within the Helsinki region …
Meal pattern and BMI in 9–11-year-old children in Finland
Objective In many studies it has been shown that breakfast is associated with normal weight in children and adolescents. Other meals, family meals and a regular meal pattern have been less studied. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine whether a regular meal pattern, or breakfast, lunch or dinner as separate regular meals, is associated with the BMI of children. Design A cross-sectional study conducted within the Helsinki region …
Increased health and well-being in preschools (Dagis)
ISRCTN57165350 (January, 8th, 2015)
Influencing factors of children's fruit, vegetable and sugar-enriched food intake in a Finnish preschool setting – Preschool personnel's perceptions
Reproducibility of Preschool Personnel and Guardian Reports on Energy Balance-Related Behaviors and Their Correlates in Finnish Preschool Children
Valid and reliable non-objective assessments of guardian and preschool personnel reports are necessary when estimating young children's health behaviors. This study examines the test-retest reproducibility of (a) guardian and preschool personnel questionnaires about correlates of preschool-aged children's energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs), (b) a screen time diary, and (c) a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) reported by a guardian. A sampl…
Preschool Environmental Factors, Parental Socioeconomic Status, and Children’s Sedentary Time
Preschool children's high levels of sedentary time (ST) is a public health concern. As preschool reaches a large population of children from different socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, more knowledge on how the preschool setting is associated with children's ST is relevant. Our aims were to examine (1) the associations of preschool setting (covering social, physical, and organizational level) with children's ST, and (2) the moderating role …
Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (Dagis) Study—Differences in Children’s Energy Balance-Related Behaviors (EBRBs) and in Long-Term Stress by Parental Educational Level
This paper describes the Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (DAGIS) survey process and socioeconomic status (SES) differences in children's energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs), meaning physical activity, sedentary and dietary behaviors, and long-term stress that serve as the basis for the intervention development. A cross-sectional survey was conducted during 2015−2016 in 66 Finnish preschools in eight municipalities involving 864 …
Dietary patterns and their associations with home food availability among Finnish pre-school children
Objective To study the associations between home food availability and dietary patterns among pre-school children. Design Cross-sectional study in which parents of the participating children filled in an FFQ and reported how often they had certain foods in their homes. We derived dietary pattern scores using principal component analysis, and composite scores describing the availability of fruits and vegetables as well as sugar-enriched foods in t…
Early educators’ practices and opinions in relation to pre-schoolers’ dietary intake at pre-school
Objective We aimed to examine associations between early educators’ feeding practices and opinions and children’s dietary intake at pre-school, in a context where uniform meals are served and pre-schools are highly regulated. Design Cross-sectional study. Food consumption data of the children consisted of two-day food records from pre-school kept by early educators. Early educators also reported their feeding practices and opinions on pre-school …
Are associations between home environment and preschool children’s sedentary time influenced by parental educational level in a cross-sectional survey
Future interventions aiming to decrease SED should pay attention to relevant factors in children's sedentary behaviour home environment. It is important to acknowledge the possible PEL differences in these factors
Does temperament make children differently susceptible to their home physical food environment? A cross-sectional Dagis study on 3–6 year old Finnish children's food consumption
Effects of the Dagis randomized controlled trial on home environment and children’s food consumption according to the degree of implementation
ISRCTN57165350 (8 January, 2015)
Associations between socioeconomic status, home food availability, parental role-modeling, and children’s fruit and vegetable consumption
Parental educational level showed more associations with children's FV consumption than relative family income. Our findings suggest that reducing the availability of SFD is as important as increasing the availability of FV to enhance children's FV consumption. Future interventions to improve children's dietary behaviors should pay greater attention to the lower SES segments of society. Longitudinal studies and intervention studies supporting the…
How energy balance-related behaviours, temperament, stress and overweight associate
Objective: This study aimed to (1) examine the clustering of energy balance-related behaviours (EBRB) and (2) investigate whether EBRB clusters, temperament and hair cortisol concentration (HCC) associate with overweight. Design: We assessed food consumption using food records, screen time (ST) using sedentary behaviour diaries, sleep consistency and temperament (negative affectivity, surgency, effortful control) using questionnaires and HCC usin…
Exploring parental secretive eating of sugary foods and drinks, and its associations with food consumption in families
As a way of modeling healthier eating habits for their children, parents may intentionally avoid consuming sugary foods and drinks (SFDs) in their presence but consume these on other occasions (later referred to as parental secretive eating). This study aimed to 1) explore the prevalence of parental secretive eating, 2) investigate the associations between parental secretive eating and SFD consumption in parents and children, and 3) qualitatively…
Vegetable‐Related Parenting Practices, Parenting Style and Preschoolers' Vegetable Consumption
The specific food parenting practices used by parents, along with the broader parenting style that reflects the general characteristics of their approach to parenting, may influence children's vegetable consumption. We examined cross-sectional associations of parenting style constructs (nurturance, structure, behavioural control, inappropriate control, and overprotection) and vegetable-related parenting practices (VPP) ('encouragement and modelli…
Parental self-efficacy, parental restrictions and young children's food consumption
Compared with ample evidence on the influence of the home food environment on children's food consumption, associations between certain aspects of the social home food environment (such as parental self-efficacy (PSE) and parental restrictions) and young children's food consumption are less studied. Our aims were 1) to investigate the associations among feeding-related PSE, sugary food and drink (SFD)-related parental restrictions, and children's…
Dagis Salo cohort profile
The global prevalence of childhood obesity has increased significantly, with World Health Organisation emphasising the importance of early childhood for promoting healthy growth and development. In Finland, 29% of boys and 18% of girls aged 2–16 years are living with overweight or obesity. The DAGIS Intervention in 2017–2018 in Southwest Finland aimed to promote healthy energy-balance related behaviours (EBRBs) and self-regulation skills in early…
Medicine (14 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (14 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Public health (6 works) · Consumption (sociology (5 works) · Cross-sectional study (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Screen time (5 works) · Biology (4 works)