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  1. The family is an important social context where children learn and adopt eating behaviors. Specifically, parents play the role of health promoters, role models, and educators in the lives of children, influenc...

    Authors: Andrew Z. H. Yee, May O. Lwin and Shirley S. Ho
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:47
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  2. Food purchasing is considered a key mediator between the food environment and eating behavior, and food purchasing patterns are increasingly measured in epidemiologic and intervention studies. However, the ext...

    Authors: Bradley M. Appelhans, Simone A. French, Christy C. Tangney, Lisa M. Powell and Yamin Wang
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:46
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  3. While there are number of frameworks which focus on supporting the implementation of evidence based approaches, few psychometrically valid measures exist to assess constructs within these frameworks. This stud...

    Authors: Kirsty Seward, Luke Wolfenden, John Wiggers, Meghan Finch, Rebecca Wyse, Christopher Oldmeadow, Justin Presseau, Tara Clinton-McHarg and Sze Lin Yoong
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:45
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  4. Promoting positive changes in lifestyle behavior in the whole population may be a feasible and effective approach to reducing type 2 diabetes burden, but the impact of population shifts of modifiable risk fact...

    Authors: Adina L. Feldman, Gráinne H. Long, Ingegerd Johansson, Lars Weinehall, Eva Fhärm, Patrik Wennberg, Margareta Norberg, Simon J. Griffin and Olov Rolandsson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:39
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  5. Most previous research on the correlates of physical activity has examined the aerobic or strength exercise guidelines separately. Such an approach does not allow an examination of the correlates of meeting th...

    Authors: James R. Vallerand, Ryan E. Rhodes, Gordon J. Walker and Kerry S. Courneya
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:44
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  6. Sedentary behaviour (sitting time) has becoming a very popular topic for research and translation since early studies on TV viewing in children in the 1980s. The most studied area for sedentary behaviour healt...

    Authors: Stuart J.H. Biddle, Enrique García Bengoechea and Glen Wiesner
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:43
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  7. This systematic review aims to explain the heterogeneity in results of interventions to promote physical activity and healthy eating for overweight and obese adults, by exploring the differential effects of be...

    Authors: Gro Beate Samdal, Geir Egil Eide, Tom Barth, Geoffrey Williams and Eivind Meland
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:42
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  8. The key mechanisms underlying socioeconomic inequalities in dietary intake are still poorly understood, hampering the development of interventions. An important, but sparsely mentioned mechanism is that of ‘so...

    Authors: Joost Oude Groeniger, Frank J. van Lenthe, Mariëlle A. Beenackers and Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:40
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  9. Adolescent bullying is associated with a range of adversities for those who are bullied i.e., victims and bully-victims (e.g., those who bully others and get victimised), including reduced psychological functi...

    Authors: Kirsty Lee, Alexa Guy, Jeremy Dale and Dieter Wolke
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:38
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  10. No school-based physical activity (PA) interventions among older adolescents have demonstrated long-term effectiveness, and few of them so far have addressed sedentary behaviour (SB). Based on behavioural theo...

    Authors: Nelli Hankonen, Matti T. J. Heino, Sini-Tuuli Hynynen, Hanna Laine, Vera Araújo-Soares, Falko F. Sniehotta, Tommi Vasankari, Reijo Sund and Ari Haukkala
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:37
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  11. Lack of physical activity is a growing problem in China, due to the fast economic development and changing living environment over the past two decades. The aim of this review is to summarize the factors relat...

    Authors: Congchao Lu, Ronald P. Stolk, Pieter J. J. Sauer, Anna Sijtsma, Rikstje Wiersma, Guowei Huang and Eva Corpeleijn
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:36
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  12. Despite recent interest in the potential of incentivisation as a strategy for motivating healthier behaviors, little remains known about the effectiveness of incentives in promoting physical activity and reduc...

    Authors: Kylie Ball, Ruth F. Hunter, Jaimie-Lee Maple, Marj Moodie, Jo Salmon, Kok-Leong Ong, Lena D. Stephens, Michelle Jackson and David Crawford
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:35
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  13. To more accurately quantify the potential impact of the neighbourhood environment on adults’ physical activity (PA), it is important to compare environment-PA associations between periods of the day or week wh...

    Authors: Ester Cerin, Josef Mitáš, Kelli L. Cain, Terry L. Conway, Marc A. Adams, Grant Schofield, Olga L. Sarmiento, Rodrigo Siqueira Reis, Jasper Schipperijn, Rachel Davey, Deborah Salvo, Rosario Orzanco-Garralda, Duncan J. Macfarlane, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Neville Owen, James F. Sallis…
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:34
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  14. In the general population, at least 50% of time awake is spent in sedentary behaviours. Sedentary behaviours are activities that expend less energy than 1.5 metabolic equivalents, such as sitting. The amount o...

    Authors: Caterina Fazzi, David H. Saunders, Kathryn Linton, Jane E. Norman and Rebecca M. Reynolds
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:32
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  15. Age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass (SMM) and function (sarcopenia) are associated with poor health outcomes and an economic burden on health care services. An appropriate diet and physical activity have ...

    Authors: Yuan-Ting C. Lo, Mark L. Wahlqvist, Yi-Chen Huang, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Chi-Fen Wang and Meei-Shyuan Lee
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:31
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  16. Dietary assessment methods are limited in their ability to adequately measure food and beverage consumption. Smartphone applications may provide a novel method of dietary assessment to capture real-time food i...

    Authors: Felicity J. Pendergast, Nicola D. Ridgers, Anthony Worsley and Sarah A. McNaughton
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:30
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  17. Few studies have investigated the independent associations of lifestyle behaviors (diet, physical activity, sleep, and screen time) and body weight status with academic achievement. Even fewer have investigate...

    Authors: Erin L. Faught, John P. Ekwaru, Douglas Gleddie, Kate E. Storey, Mark Asbridge and Paul J. Veugelers
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:29
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  18. Front-of-pack food labels (FOPL) can help consumers make healthy and informed food choices. FOPL are used in the food market but evaluations of their understanding and acceptability are scanty. This study aime...

    Authors: Vanessa De la Cruz-Góngora, Pilar Torres, Alejandra Contreras-Manzano, Alejandra Jáuregui de la Mota, Verónica Mundo-Rosas, Salvador Villalpando and Guadalupe Rodríguez-Oliveros
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:28
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  19. The Stand Up Victoria multi-component intervention successfully reduced workplace sitting time in both the short (three months) and long (12 months) term. To further understand how this intervention worked, we...

    Authors: Nyssa T. Hadgraft, Elisabeth A. H. Winkler, Genevieve N. Healy, Brigid M. Lynch, Maike Neuhaus, Elizabeth G. Eakin, David W. Dunstan, Neville Owen and Brianna S. Fjeldsoe
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:27
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  20. Sit-to-stand height-adjustable desks (HAD) may promote workplace standing, as long as workers use them on a regular basis. The aim of this study was to investigate (i) how common HAD in German desk-based worke...

    Authors: Birgit Wallmann-Sperlich, Tanja Bipp, Jens Bucksch and Ingo Froboese
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:26
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  21. Strong evidence indicates that moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is positively associated with fitness in youth, independent of total sedentary-time. Sedentary-time appears negatively associated with ...

    Authors: Pedro B. Júdice, Analiza M. Silva, Juliane Berria, Edio L. Petroski, Ulf Ekelund and Luís B. Sardinha
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:25
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  22. The economic burden of inactivity is substantial, with conservative estimates suggesting the global cost to health care systems is more than US$50 billion. School-based programs, including physical education a...

    Authors: David R. Lubans, Chris Lonsdale, Kristen Cohen, Narelle Eather, Mark R. Beauchamp, Philip J. Morgan, Benjamin D. Sylvester and Jordan J. Smith
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:24
    Content type: Review Published on:

  23. Obesity has become a significant worldwide contributor to morbidity with an alarming increase in the incidence of childhood obesity. Few studies have evaluated parental feeding practices and their impact on ch...

    Authors: Walid A. Al-Qerem, Jonathan Ling and Abdul Qader AlBawab
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:23
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  24. Comprehensive and psychometrically tested measures of availability and accessibility of food are needed in order to explore availability and accessibility as determinants and predictors of dietary behaviors. T...

    Authors: Mekdes K. Gebremariam, Cristina Vaqué-Crusellas, Lene F. Andersen, F. Marijn Stok, Marta Stelmach-Mardas, Johannes Brug and Nanna Lien
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:22
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  25. We studied the effect of key development and expansion of an off-road multipurpose trail system in Minneapolis, Minnesota between 2000 and 2007 to understand whether infrastructure investments are associated w...

    Authors: Jana A. Hirsch, Katie A. Meyer, Marc Peterson, Le Zhang, Daniel A. Rodriguez and Penny Gordon-Larsen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:21
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  26. Physical activity is one of the most important contributors to healthy aging. Public health strategies aiming to promote physical activity among older adults are increasingly being implemented. However, little...

    Authors: Gesa Lehne and Gabriele Bolte
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:20
    Content type: Review Published on:

  27. The number of cancer survivors is growing. Negative physical and psychosocial consequences of cancer treatment can occur during survivorship. Following healthy lifestyle recommendations is beneficial to increa...

    Authors: Iris M. Kanera, Roy A. Willems, Catherine A. W. Bolman, Ilse Mesters, Peter Verboon and Lilian Lechner
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:19
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  28. Changing diet and physical activity behaviour is one of the cornerstones of type 2 diabetes treatment, but changing behaviour is challenging. The objective of this study was to identify behaviour change technique...

    Authors: Kevin A. Cradock, Gearóid ÓLaighin, Francis M. Finucane, Heather L. Gainforth, Leo R. Quinlan and Kathleen A. Martin Ginis
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:18
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  29. Excess salt intake is a major cause of raised blood pressure—the leading risk factor for death and disability worldwide. Although behaviour change interventions such as awareness campaigns and health education...

    Authors: Kathy Trieu, Emma McMahon, Joseph Alvin Santos, Adrian Bauman, Kellie-Ann Jolly, Bruce Bolam and Jacqui Webster
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:17
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  30. By 3 years of age, many children have developed a dislike for certain foods, particularly vegetables. Seventy-five percent of young children consume less than the recommended levels for vegetables. The objecti...

    Authors: Theresa Nicklas, Sandra Lopez, Yan Liu, Rabab Saab and Robert Reiher
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:16
    Content type: Research Published on:

  31. Perceived and objectively-assessed aspects of the neighbourhood physical environment have been postulated to be key contributors to regular engagement in active travel (AT) in older adults. We systematically r...

    Authors: Ester Cerin, Andrea Nathan, Jelle van Cauwenberg, David W. Barnett and Anthony Barnett
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:15
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  32. Passive overconsumption is the increase in energy intake driven by the high-fat energy-dense food environment. This can be explained in part because dietary fat has a weaker effect on satiation (i.e. process t...

    Authors: Kristine Beaulieu, Mark Hopkins, John Blundell and Graham Finlayson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:14
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  33. Low levels of physical activity are currently observed in all age groups around the world. Among older adults physical activity is even lower, potentially influencing quality of life, incidence of diseases and...

    Authors: Virgílio Viana Ramires, Fernando César Wehrmeister, Andrea Wendt Böhm, Leony Galliano, Ulf Ekelund, Soren Brage and Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam da Silva
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:13
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  34. Meal planning could be a potential tool to offset time scarcity and therefore encourage home meal preparation, which has been linked with an improved diet quality. However, to date, meal planning has received ...

    Authors: Pauline Ducrot, Caroline Méjean, Vani Aroumougame, Gladys Ibanez, Benjamin Allès, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Serge Hercberg and Sandrine Péneau
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:12
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  35. The aim was to critically appraise the methodological quality of studies and determine the psychometric qualities of Past-week and Usual-week Physical Activity Questionnaires (PAQs). Data sources were obtained...

    Authors: Kenji Doma, Renée Speyer, Anthony S. Leicht and Reinie Cordier
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:10
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  36. Parents shape children’s eating environments and act as powerful socialization agents, impacting young children’s behavioral controls of food intake. Most feeding measures assess parents’ use of control to man...

    Authors: Jennifer S. Savage, Brandi Y. Rollins, Kari C. Kugler, Leann L. Birch and Michele E. Marini
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:9
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  37. Current evidence concerning sedentary behaviour and mortality risk has used single time point assessments of sitting. Little is known about how changes in sitting levels over time affect subsequent mortality r...

    Authors: Anne C. Grunseit, Josephine Y. Chau, Vegar Rangul, Turid Lingaas Holmen and Adrian Bauman
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:8
    Content type: Short paper Published on:

  38. A primary challenge for behavior change strategies is ensuring that interventions can be effective while also attracting a broad and representative sample of the target population. The purpose of this case-stu...

    Authors: Paul Estabrooks, Wen You, Valisa Hedrick, Margaret Reinholt, Erin Dohm and Jamie Zoellner
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:7
    Content type: Research Published on:

  39. There are no nationally representative population-based studies investigating the relationship between physical activity, chronic conditions and multimorbidity (i.e., two or more chronic conditions) in low- an...

    Authors: Davy Vancampfort, Ai Koyanagi, Philip B. Ward, Simon Rosenbaum, Felipe B. Schuch, James Mugisha, Justin Richards, Joseph Firth and Brendon Stubbs
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:6
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  40. Experimental evidence on the role of the built environment for promoting physical activity is important for informing how to create cities that promote active living. Parks provide opportunities for physical a...

    Authors: Jenny Veitch, Jo Salmon, Billie Giles-Corti, David Crawford, Kate Dullaghan, Alison Carver and Anna Timperio
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:5
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  41. The purpose of the present study was to use a person-oriented analytical approach to identify latent motivational profiles, based on the different behavioural regulations for exercise, and to examine differenc...

    Authors: Magnus Lindwall, Andreas Ivarsson, Karin Weman-Josefsson, Linus Jonsson, Nikos Ntoumanis, Heather Patrick, Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, David Markland and Pedro Teixeira
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:4
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  42. There is some evidence that large energy intakes towards the end of the day are associated with adverse health outcomes, however, studies of temporal eating patterns across the day are rare. This study examine...

    Authors: Rebecca M. Leech, Anthony Worsley, Anna Timperio and Sarah A. McNaughton
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:3
    Content type: Research Published on:

  43. Picky eating is prevalent in childhood and is associated with negative health outcomes. Therefore early detection of pickiness is pertinent. Because no psychometric measure of picky/fussy eating has been valid...

    Authors: Silje Steinsbekk, Trude Hamre Sveen, Alison Fildes, Clare Llewellyn and Lars Wichstrøm
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:2
    Content type: Short paper Published on:

  44. Identifying ways to promote physical activity and decrease sedentary time during childhood is a key public health issue. Research on the putative influences on preschool children’s physical activity (PA) and s...

    Authors: Einat A. Schmutz, Claudia S. Leeger-Aschmann, Thomas Radtke, Stefanie Muff, Tanja H. Kakebeeke, Annina E. Zysset, Nadine Messerli-Bürgy, Kerstin Stülb, Amar Arhab, Andrea H. Meyer, Simone Munsch, Jardena J. Puder, Oskar G. Jenni and Susi Kriemler
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:1
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  45. Indigenous Australians and New Zealanders have a significantly shorter life expectancy than non-Indigenous people, mainly due to differences in prevalence of chronic diseases. Physical activity helps in the pr...

    Authors: Ashleigh Sushames, Jannique G.Z. van Uffelen and Klaus Gebel
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:129
    Content type: Review Published on:

  46. The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has increased in sub-Saharan countries, including Ethiopia. The contribution of dietary behaviours to the NCD burden in Ethiopia has not been evaluated. This stud...

    Authors: Yohannes Adama Melaku, Awoke Misganaw Temesgen, Amare Deribew, Gizachew Assefa Tessema, Kebede Deribe, Berhe W. Sahle, Semaw Ferede Abera, Tolesa Bekele, Ferew Lemma, Azmeraw T. Amare, Oumer Seid, Kedir Endris, Abiy Hiruye, Amare Worku, Robert Adams, Anne W. Taylor…
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:122
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  47. The study aimed to investigate if psychosocial factors moderate the association between objective walkability and different domains of children’s physical activity (PA). A second aim of the study was to invest...

    Authors: Sara D’Haese, Freja Gheysen, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Benedicte Deforche, Delfien Van Dyck and Greet Cardon
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:128
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  48. Health and fitness applications (apps) have gained popularity in interventions to improve diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviours but their efficacy is unclear. This systematic review examined the eff...

    Authors: Stephanie Schoeppe, Stephanie Alley, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Nicola A. Bray, Susan L. Williams, Mitch J. Duncan and Corneel Vandelanotte
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:127
    Content type: Research Published on:

  49. The implementation of nutrition policies in schools has been recommended as a strategy to improve child dietary intake. Internationally, research suggests that the majority of schools do not implement these po...

    Authors: Sze Lin Yoong, Nicole Nathan, Luke Wolfenden, John Wiggers, Kathryn Reilly, Christopher Oldmeadow, Rebecca Wyse, Rachel Sutherland, Tessa Delaney, Peter Butler, Lisa Janssen, Sarah Preece and Christopher M. Williams
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:126
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  50. Meal skipping rates may be highest during young adulthood, a period of transition and development. Although these dietary behaviours may increase future risk of chronic disease, limited research has investigat...

    Authors: Felicity J. Pendergast, Katherine M. Livingstone, Anthony Worsley and Sarah A. McNaughton
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2016 13:125
    Content type: Review Published on:
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