Is adolescents’ food intake associated with exposure to the food intake of their mothers and best friends?

The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) in Pakistan, particularly affecting school-aged children, involves both undernutrition and overnutrition within the same group. This issue is driven by changes in diet, socioeconomic conditions, and lifestyle due to rapid urbanization. Akhtar et al. (2024) conducted this work to ascertain the prevalence of underweight and overweight pupils in Multan, […]

Sharps & Robinson (2017) conducted two studies to demonstrate again that the eating behaviours of others (perceived eating norms) can influence children’s vegetable consumption. The first study tested whether the kids follow these perceived eating norms as they want to maintain personal feelings of social acceptance, while the second study was designed to check whether […]