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Lei Xu1,2,3, Mary Odum1,2,3, Charles R Rogers1,2,3
1East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina (LX, QW, LW).
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
|September 8, 2022
Summary
Parent and adolescent eating habits, especially for fast food and fruits/vegetables, are linked. Family meals and environment influence adolescent diets, suggesting targeted interventions can reduce cancer risk.
Area of Science:
- Nutrition Science
- Public Health
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Adolescent dietary behaviors are influenced by family and environmental factors.
- Understanding parent-adolescent dietary links is crucial for public health interventions.
- Dietary habits established in adolescence can impact long-term health and cancer risk.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine associations between adolescent dietary behaviors and family/home environments.
- To analyze parent-adolescent dyadic relationships concerning dietary intake.
- To identify environmental predictors of adolescent dietary patterns.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study using secondary data from the 2014 Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) study.
- Analysis of parent-adolescent dyads (N = 1890) examining intake of convenience/fast-foods, fruits/vegetables, and sugar.
- Statistical analyses included Pearson's correlations, t tests, ANOVA, and general linear models.
Main Results:
- Moderate correlations found between parent and adolescent intake of convenience/fast-foods (r = 0.426) and fruits/vegetables (r = 0.416).
- Adolescent intake of convenience/fast-foods varied by sex, socioeconomic status, family meals, TV meals, and race/ethnicity.
- Adolescent fruit/vegetable intake differed by home/school location, family meals, TV meals, and BMI category.
Conclusions:
- Dynamic relationships exist between parental and adolescent dietary cancer risk factors.
- Environmental factors significantly predict adolescent fruit/vegetable consumption disparities.
- Interventions targeting parent-adolescent dyads may effectively reduce diet-related cancer risk.
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