Genetic influences on adolescent eating habits

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 142-151

  Beaver, Kevin M ^a   Flores, Tori ^a   Boutwell, Brian B ^b   Gibson, Chris L ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Add Health; Adolescence; Behavioral genetics; Eating habits; Genetics; Sibling pairs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84859223343     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198111412776     Document Type: Article

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