Chinese and Korean immigrants' early life deprivation: An important factor for child feeding practices and children's body weight in the United States

► Child feeding practices of Chinese and Korean American immigrants were influenced by their early material deprivation and current acculturation. ► Less acculturated parents' early life food insecurity predicted desires for more heavy children and children's soda/sweets consumption. ► Less acculturated parents' early material deprivation predicted more laissez-faire child feeding practices. ► Thus, child feeding practices and beliefs are shaped by parents' childhood material hardship, which fade with acculturation.