The Association of Junk Food Consumption with Preadolescents’ Environmental Influences: A School-Based Epidemiological Study in Greece

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of environmental influences on Greek preadolescents’ junk food consumption. A cross-sectional study, was conducted among 1718 preadolescents (mean (standard deviation(SD)) age: 11.2(0.8) years old; 54% girls) and their parents, during the schoo...

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Published in:	Children
Main Authors:	Ioannis Gketsios, Thomas Tsiampalis, Alexandra Foscolou, Tonia Vassilakou, Aikaterini Kanellopoulou, Venetia Notara, George Antonogeorgos, Andrea Paola Rojas-Gil, Ekaterina N. Kornilaki, Areti Lagiou, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Rena I. Kosti
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Subjects:	junk food children preadolescents influences parents school
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/12/1891

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