Halo or horn? A qualitative study of mothers’ experiences with feeding children during the first year following bariatric surgery

Obesity is a chronic condition that has an intergenerational effect. The aims of the study were to better understand the impact of maternal bariatric surgery on obesogenic risks to child offspring in the home via documenting mothers’ thoughts, behaviors, and experiences around child feeding, family meals, and the home food environment during her first year postsurgery. Utilizing a mixed-method cross-sectional design, 20 mothers (Mage = 39.6 ±...