Association of Family Nutrition and Physical Activity with Preschooler’s Working Memory
A Cross-Sectional Study among Mexican Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15714896 |
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| Authors | Liliana Aguayo (0000-0002-3496-0312, Emory University, corresponding author), María Pineros-Leano (0000-0001-7057-8316, Boston College), Rifat Alam (0000-0002-4896-3063, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Rosalba Aguirre-Pereyra (Polytechnic University of San Luis Potosí), Andiara Schwingel (0000-0003-0292-9860, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Solveig Argeseanu Cunningham (0000-0002-2354-1526, Emory University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 506-506 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children8060506 |
| PMID | 34203778 |
| OpenAlex | W3166698826 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
Healthy eating and active lifestyles are associated with children's healthy weight and cognitive development. This study examines whether family behaviors relevant for nutrition and activity levels are associated with children's working memory, independent of their weight status. A convenience sample of child-caregiver dyads ( n = 85 dyads) were recruited from a public preschool serving a low-income community in central Mexico. Caregivers reported the frequency of ten family behaviors using the Family Nutrition and Physical Activity screening tool. Children completed a test of their ability to recall four words after a 60-s distraction task, an assessment of working memory. Multiple linear regression models were used to test the association of children's working memory with each family behavior, adjusting for children's sex, age, mother's age and education, and subjective social status and then also adjusting for children's age- and sex-specific body mass index percentile (BMI-P) and covariates. Higher frequency of breakfast intake was significantly associated with working memory (β = 0.57, p = 0.013). This association was independent of children's BMI-P. Other family behaviors (frequent family mealtimes, limiting screen time, and others) were not significantly associated with children's working memory. Frequent breakfast intake could benefit young children's working memory, regardless of their weight status. This association merits further investigation
Association (psychology · Body mass index · Cognition · Cross-sectional study · Developmental psychology · Distraction · Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance · Percentile · Psychiatry · Recall · Test (biology · Working memory · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology
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