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Adolescent dietary patterns are associated with lifestyle and family psychosocial factors

Few studies have examined the dietary patterns of adolescents and the social and environmental factors that may affect them during this life stage.

Authors:
Ambrosini GL, Oddy WH, Robinson M, O'Sullivan TA, Hands BP, de Klerk NH,
Silburn SR, Zubrick SR, Kendall GE, Stanley FJ, Beilin LJ

Authors notes:
Public Health Nutr. 2009 Oct;12(10):1807-15. Epub 2009 Jan 23

Keywords:
Adolescent dietary patterns, lifestyle, family psychosocial factors

Abstract:
Dietary intake during adolescence contributes to lifelong eating habits and the development of early risk factors for disease in adulthood. Few studies have examined the dietary patterns of adolescents and the social and environmental factors that may affect them during this life stage. The present study describes dietary patterns in a cohort of adolescents and examines their associations with socio-economic factors, as well as parental and adolescent risk factor behaviours.