2006New Directions for Child and Adolescent DevelopmentOpen access

Eating among teens: Do family mealtimes make a difference for adolescents' nutrition?

Dianne Neumark‐Sztainer

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Adolescents are at risk for poor dietary intake and unhealthy weight control behaviors. Family meals appear to play an important role in helping adolescents make healthier food choices and avoid engaging in unhealthy weight control and binge eating behaviors.

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Adolescents are at risk for poor dietary intake and unhealthy weight control behaviors. Family meals appear to play an important role in helping adolescents make healthier food choices and avoid engaging in unhealthy weight control and binge eating behaviors.

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Adolescents are at risk for poor dietary intake and unhealthy weight control behaviors. Family meals appear to play an important role in helping adolescents make healthier food choices and avoid engaging in unhealthy weight control and binge eating behaviors.

Key concepts: Psychology, Developmental psychology, Weight control, Binge eating, Food intake, Adolescent development, Self-control, Eating behavior

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