Virtual buffet reveals how moms decide what kids eat

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

* INCLUSION CRITERIA : Study 1: All participants will be healthy adult women over the age of 18 (though in practice the age range is likely to be constrained naturally by the required age of the index child). 1. having a self-reported body mass index of greater than or equal to 25 2. having some amount of familiarity with their family health history 3. having a biological child between the ages of 4 and 5 inclusive, who lives in the same household at least 1 day out of the past 30 days, and who has no major food allergies or diet-related health conditions, developmental delays, or disabilities 4. having the ability to read and write in English 5. being able to come to the NIH Clinical Center for one visit EXCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. having a vestibular or seizure disorder; 2. having a high propensity for motion sickness; 3. known pregnancy; (4) uncorrected low vision or hearing; (5) inability to complete tasks in the virtual environment; (6) past or current history of eating disorder; (7) NHGRI employees Study 2: INCLUSION CRITERIA: All participants will be healthy adults over the age of 18 (though in practice the age range is likely to be constrained naturally by the required age of the index child). 1. having a self-perception of being overweight 2. having a biological child between the ages of 3 and 7 inclusive (of any weight), who has no food allergies to buffet items (e.g., dairy, wheat, fruit) or diet-related health conditions, developmental delays, or disabilities that would severely limit food choices on the virtual buffet and who does not have a vegan or gluten-free diet 3. self-reporting that the parent is responsible for feeding to the child to criterion 4. having the ability to read and write in English 5. being able to come to the NIH Clinical Center for one visit EXCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. having a vestibular or seizure disorder 2. having a high propensity for motion sickness 3. known pregnancy 4. uncorrected low vision or hearing 5. inability to complete tasks in the virtual environment 6. past or current history of eating disorder 7. NHGRI employees 8. having another household member or another biological parent of their index child having participated in the study 9. women who report being pregnant