Welcome to the CNP Parent Research Library!
The CNP Parent Research Library consolidates findings on how dietary intake patterns influence the child and adolescent populations. Within today’s Westernized dietary landscape, the “Eat your broccoli — it’s good for you!” approach isn’t working.
More sophisticated tools are needed to navigate our new dietary landscape, and to help kids make choices more supportive of their mood, behavior, and mental health. That is why CNP is creating innovative curriculum in Nutritional Psychology for children and adolescents — to help them develop an internalized awareness of how the foods they eat can impact the way they think, feel, and behave.
If you are a parent or guardian working to understand how food is impacting your child’s well-being, we invite you to use our Parent Research Library to keep up with the latest scientific findings from around the world. For information on how diet affects children with special neurodevelopmental needs, visit CNP’s Neurodevelopmental Research Library.
Featured Research Study
A brief diet intervention can reduce symptoms of depression in young adults – A randomised controlled trial
Heather M. Francis | Oct 9, 2019
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Articles and Videos
27-May-21
The Effects of Sugary Drinks on Your Child’s Health
This article includes a visual to illustrate sugar quantity in common drinks plus tips for decreasing sugar consumption
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27-May-21
25 Kids-Food Youtube Channels to Follow in 2021 (Updated May 2021)
This post provides details and links to some of the most popular YouTubers focusing on healthy eating and enticing recipes for children and families.
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27-May-21
50 Easy Ways to Get Your Kid to Eat New Foods
This article offers a variety of tips for parents and caregivers on how to increase the variety of foods offered to children.
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27-May-21
How families can have healthy eating habits during the COVID pandemic
This video clip offers tips for how parents and caregivers can talk with and engage their children in creating helpful changes
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12-May-21
Child Eating Behaviors in France During Covid-19 Lockdown
Recent study shows Covid-19 lockdown in France influenced child appetite, food enjoyment, food responsiveness and emotional overeating
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22-Sep-20
Malnutrition in India More Prevalent in Wealthy Households
"The problem of malnutrition in India is very complex. In one household, there can be both stunted children from undernutrition with mothers who are overweight from overnutrition."
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03-Jun-20
What to do When Your Child Eats Too Much Sugar
Too much sugar can also affect your child’s mood, activity and hyperactivity levels. Here's 5 ways to cut down
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03-Jun-20
Infants and Toddlers Eat Too Much Sugar, Researchers Say
Researchers found that 98 percent of toddlers and 60 percent of infants consumed added sugar in sweetened drinks, baked goods and snacks
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15-Apr-20
Many U.S. Children go Days without Eating any Vegetables, Survey Finds
American toddlers are more likely to eat french fries than green vegetables on any given day, according to a new national survey on children's eating habits.
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15-Apr-20
Researchers Have Discovered a Simple way to Get Kids to Eat More Veggies
The problem has been blamed, at least in part, for the deteriorating diets of American youth.
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