Kids Model Diets after Parents' Eating Habits (IMAGE)

University of Delaware

Kids Model Diets after Parents' Eating Habits

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A team researchers led by the University of Delaware's Shannon Robson found that parent-child diet quality and calories consumed are related in significant ways. "Parents had better diet quality than kids, but only by a little bit," Robson said.

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Illustration by Jeffrey Chase/ University of Delaware

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