"And suddenly it's no longer just about a cookie" : Sugar as a subject of discussion in online parent forums

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Bartelmeß, Tina:
"And suddenly it's no longer just about a cookie" : Sugar as a subject of discussion in online parent forums.
In: Ernährungsumschau. Vol. 70 (January 2023) Issue 1 . - pp. 12-18.
ISSN 0340-2371
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4455/eu.2023.003

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Abstract in another language

The social debate around children's sugar consumption has found its way into everyday discussions among parents. In this study, sugar discussions in online parent forums were analysed to identify parents' everyday cultural concepts of sugar in children's diets. The results indicate that parents' discussions about sugar in their children's diets focus less on health promotion than on the negotiation of parental identity, authority, and control, as well as on assumptions about the influence of food parenting
styles on children's opportunities to participate in the respective food culture. Throughout the different stages of childhood, parents are exposed to various challenges in which they must continuously legitimise and adjust
their food parenting practices. The results of the study provide implications for nutrition research, communication, and education.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	Yes
Keywords:	parents; sugar; food parenting practices; child nutrition; subjective health concepts; online discussion forums; food sociology; food culture
Subject classification:	food sociology
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health > Juniorprofessur Ernährungssoziologie Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health > Juniorprofessur Ernährungssoziologie > Juniorprofessur Ernährungssoziologie - Juniorprof. Dr. Tina Bartelmeß Faculties
Result of work at the UBT:	Yes
DDC Subjects:	300 Social sciences 300 Social sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology and anthropology 400 Language > 410 Linguistics
Date Deposited:	13 Jan 2023 09:35
Last Modified:	13 Jan 2023 09:35
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/73295