Family Factors of Eating Habits Among Adolescents

Launched by THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG · Mar 4, 2020

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Background:

Healthy lifestyle is a key preventive approach to combat the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD) worldwide\], among which diet is highlighted as a modifiable risk factor of the most common NCD, namely hypertension, diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease. Adolescence is a transitioning stage from parent-dependence to increasing autonomy in behavior including healthy or risky behavior. The dietary habit established in this period has high tendency to continue to adulthood.

Many national dietary recommendations were established to promote quality diet in or...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Family with an adolescent aged 10-19 by 31 December 2019
• • At least one adolescent from the family had completed dietary intake survey on or before 31 December 2019
• • Both parent and child have given written consent
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Parent or child cannot speak Cantonese
• • Neither parent is the primary caregiver of the child

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