Frequency of family meals and childhood overweight: A systematic review

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages e1-e13

  Valdes J ^a   Rodriguez Artalejo F ^b   Aguilar, L ^a   Jaen Casquero M B ^c   Royo Bordonada, M A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Childhood overweight; Family meals

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEALS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84878345890     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00104.x     Document Type: Review

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