Nutrition Through The Life Cycle
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ISBN: 9781337919333
Author: Brown, Judith E.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 14, Problem 8RQ
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Introduction: Healthy eating habits in individuals can be developed by eating family meals together most days of the week and with parental guidance. In a family, parents and other older adults serve as role models that help teenagers to make healthy food choices. Besides that, family environment also decreases the inclination of individuals toward substance use.
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