This statistic shows the results of a survey in which U.S. parents were asked how they promote healthy eating habits in their children. The most common strategies include limiting junk food and limiting fast food, with 21 percent of parents employing each strategy to help their children maintain a healthy diet.
Strategies used by parents in the United States to promote healthy eating habits in their children as of October 2016
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C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. (February 20, 2017). Strategies used by parents in the United States to promote healthy eating habits in their children as of October 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/791079/parents-encourage-kids-eating-healthy-habits/
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. "Strategies used by parents in the United States to promote healthy eating habits in their children as of October 2016." Chart. February 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/791079/parents-encourage-kids-eating-healthy-habits/
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. (2017). Strategies used by parents in the United States to promote healthy eating habits in their children as of October 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/791079/parents-encourage-kids-eating-healthy-habits/
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. "Strategies Used by Parents in The United States to Promote Healthy Eating Habits in Their Children as of October 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/791079/parents-encourage-kids-eating-healthy-habits/
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Strategies used by parents in the United States to promote healthy eating habits in their children as of October 2016 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/791079/parents-encourage-kids-eating-healthy-habits/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Strategies used by parents in the United States to promote healthy eating habits in their children as of October 2016 [Graph], C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, February 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/791079/parents-encourage-kids-eating-healthy-habits/
