News Finding: The effect of parental support on obesity was above and beyond the effects of socioeconomic status, family structure (i.e., parents were divorced, single, etc.)
Paper Finding: Maternal support is a modifiable factor that can be enhanced by interventions.
News Context: Parental support, or lack thereof, did not impact young menaEUR(tm)s obesity. The effect of parental support on obesity was above and beyond the effects of socioeconomic status, family structure (i.e., parents were divorced, single, etc.) Some of the differences were based on ethnicity and culture, the researchers say.
Paper Context: The effect of public health programs and policies that enhance parental support among women may have different effects on the obesity of African American female adults than male adults. Maternal support is a modifiable factor that can be enhanced by interventions. Thus, maternal parenting should be considered as a target for interventions that wish to prevent or reduce obesity among African American women.