Loneliness is associated with unhealthful dietary behaviors and physical inactivity among US college students

In this cross-sectional study by Moradi et al. (2022), the authors aimed to investigate the links between maternal and children’s dietary patterns (DPs) and how a child’s DP is related to their anthropometric measurements. Analyzing data collected from 788 pairs of 6-year-old girls and mothers using a 168-item food frequency questionnaire, the authors discovered a […]

While studies have demonstrated that individual perceptions of their peers’ eating and drinking habits are linked with their own dietary behaviors (types, frequency, and quantity of food and drinks), Jones & Robinson (2017) highlight the limited data available on this correlation between perceived descriptive peer norms and future eating or drinking behavior. This present study […]