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What’S Love Got To Do With It? Family Cohesion And Healthy Eating In Adolescent Girls, Ruth Striegel Weissman
What’S Love Got To Do With It? Family Cohesion And Healthy Eating In Adolescent Girls, Ruth Striegel Weissman
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Objective: To examine the association between family cohesion and behaviors linked to health or overweight in adolescents. Method: Cross-sectional analyses of family cohesion and eating behaviors of 2,379 girls (followed from ages 9–19) who participated in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS). Height and weight measurements were obtained on an annual basis. Family cohesion was measured by the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES) III. Food diaries were used to assess frequency of breakfast consumption and intake of milk, soda, fruits, and vegetables. Results: Family cohesion was significantly associated with less soda intake …