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- Title
Racial and Gender Differences in the Diets of Rural Youth and Their Mothers.
- Authors
Stanton, Cassandra A.; Fries, Elizabeth A.; Danish, Steven J.
- Abstract
Objective: To examine mother-child dietary concordance that may contribute to healthy eating practices critical to cancer prevention in underserved rural families. Methods: A brief food frequency questionnaire was administered to 404 sixth-graders and their mothers in rural Virginia and New York. Results: Significant dietary fat concordance rates were indicated for mother-daughter dyads only. A 3-way interaction revealed that African American girls with mothers who report high fat intake are at highest risk for health-compromising dietary behaviors. Conclusions: Interventions may need to differentially motivate male and female adolescents and incorporate familial and cultural influences to promote healthy eating in rural youth.
- Subjects
FOOD habits; MATERNAL nutrition; CHILD nutrition
- Publication
American Journal of Health Behavior, 2003, Vol 27, Issue 4, p336
- ISSN
1087-3244
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5993/AJHB.27.4.5