Eating Breakfast and Dinner Together as a Family: Associations with Sociodemographic Characteristics and Implications for Diet Quality and Weight Status

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1601-1609

  Larson, Nicole ^a   MacLehose, Rich ^a   Fulkerson, Jayne A ^b   Berge, Jerica M ^c   Story, Mary ^a   Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Breakfast; Dietary intake; Family meals; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENTS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FAMILY MEALS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENTS; BREAKFAST; DIETARY INTAKE; FAMILY MEALS; OVERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BODY WEIGHT; BREAKFAST; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MEALS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84887627630     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.08.011     Document Type: Article

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