Parents Are Role Models When It Comes To Teen Obesity

There may be a reason teenagers eat more burgers and fries than fruits and vegetables: their parents. In a new policy brief released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, researchers found that adolescents are more likely to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day if their parents do. Contrarily, teens whose parents eat fast food or drink soda are more likely to do the same.

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Filed under: Nutrition / Diet on February 10th, 2009