Objective The goal of this review was to determine the direction of associations between
SES and health behaviors during the period of adolescence. Method We searched the …

Background In order to more effectively promote fruit and vegetable intake among children
and adolescents, insight into determinants of intake is necessary. We conducted a review of …

Obesogenic environments are thought to underlie the increased obesity prevalence
observed in youth during the past decades. Understanding the environmental factors that …

ObjectivesTo review associations between the family environment and young people's fruit
and vegetable consumption. DesignA systematic review. Published English-language (n 60) …

Background: Sobal and Stunkard's review (1989) of 34 studies from developed countries
published after 1941, found inconsistent relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) …

Objective: To examine the contribution to fruit and vegetable eating in children of potential
predictive variables within the domains of demographics, parental feeding practices and …

There is increasing interest in the role the environment plays in shaping the dietary behavior
of youth, particularly in the context of obesity prevention. An overview of environmental …

We examine the impact of neighborhood socioeconomic conditions and “built environments”
on obesity and overweight prevalence among US children and adolescents using the 2007 …

Baseline data from the Health and Behavior in Teenagers Study (HABITS) were used to
investigate associations between stress and dietary practices in a socioeconomically and …

Adolescence is often described as a time of experimentation with risky or problem behaviors
(Arnett, 2000), and substance use is one such behavior that is initiated during this age …