Adolescent girls' most common source of junk food away from home

Deborah A. Cohen; Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar; Robin Beckman; Leslie Lytle; John Elder; Mark A. Pereira; Sara Veblen Mortenson; Julie Pickrel; Terry L. Conway

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.06.011

Adolescent girls' most common source of junk food away from home

Deborah A. Cohen, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Robin Beckman, Leslie Lytle, John Elder, Mark A. Pereira, Sara Veblen Mortenson, Julie Pickrel, Terry L. Conway

Epidemiology & Community Health

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Abstract

Contextual factors associated with adolescent girls' dietary behaviors could inform future interventions to improve diet. High school girls completed a 7-day diary, recording all trips made. In places other than home or school they recorded the food eaten. Girls made an average of 11.4 trips per week other than to home or school. Snacks high in solid oils, fats and added sugars (SOFAS) were frequently consumed. Girls reported eating an average of 3.5 servings per week of snacks high in SOFAS at someone else's house compared to 3.0 servings per week at retail food outlets. Findings demonstrate that low nutrient foods are ubiquitous and efforts should be made to reduce their availability in multiple settings.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	963-970
Number of pages	8
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	18
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.06.011
State	Published - Sep 2012

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This study was support by NHLBI # R01HL71244 .

Keywords

Adolescent girls
Obesity
SOFAS
Snacks
Travel diary

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Adolescent girls' most common source of junk food away from home

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