The influence of family functioning on the consumption of unhealthy foods and beverages among 1- to 12-y-old children in Victoria, Australia

Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1028-1033

  Renzaho, Andre M N ^a,b   Dau, Atemthi ^a   Cyril, Sheila ^a   Ayala, Guadalupe X ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Children; Family functioning; Obesity; Unhealthy foods and beverages

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEVERAGE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EATING HABIT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE PARENT; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; UNHEALTHY FOOD; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIET; EATING; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; SUGAR INTAKE;

SUGAR INTAKE;

BEVERAGES; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY SUCROSE; EATING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84905500694     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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