Secular trends in fast-food restaurant use among adolescents and maternal caregivers from 1999 to 2010

N. Larson, P.J. Hannan, J.A. Fulkerson, M.N. Laska, M.E. Eisenberg and D. Neumark-Sztainer

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 5, e62-e69

Abstract: Objectives. We examined trends from 1999 to 2010 in adolescents' self-reported fast-food restaurant use alongsidematernal reports of fast-food consumption and purchasing from restaurants for family meals. Methods. Middle- and high-school student participants from Minneapolis- St Paul, Minnesota, represented diverse ethnic/racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Adolescents completed classroom-administered surveys and maternal caregivers responded by phone or mail. Results. The overall prevalence of frequent fast-food consumption, defined as 3 or more times per week, decreased from 1999 to 2010 among adolescents (1999: 25%; 2010: 19%; P

Keywords: adolescent; adolescent behavior; article; cross-sectional study; fast food; female; human; male; mother; prevalence; sex difference; socioeconomics; statistics; United States; urban population, Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Cross-Sectional Studies; Fast Foods; Female; Humans; Male; Minnesota; Mothers; Prevalence; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Urban Population (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301805

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