Breakfast and psychosocial behavioural problems in young population: The role of status, place, and habits

In this cross-sectional study by Pelletier et al. (2014), the authors investigated whether the social cues of healthy eating had any influence on the dietary choices adopted by young adults. A sample of 1000 college students was evaluated for their dietary choices and behavioral perception linked to their friends, family, or significant others, revealing intriguing […]

Although evidence of mother-child similarities in dietary behavior has been identified so far mostly using cross-sectional design, this study delivers a longitudinal look into the association – firstly examining whether maternal snacking can predict changes in the adolescents’ snacking over time and secondly, inspecting the relevance of the adolescents’ television viewing time to the strength […]