Positive influence of school meals on food consumption in Brazil

Adolescence is recognized as an important stage for the development of eating habits, and thus it is a period of nutritional risk [1]. This period of life is considered critical to building a healthy eating pattern, because poor eating habits during childhood and adolescence increase the risk of adult obesity [2,3]. However, a significant growth in the prevalence of obesity has been reported globally, including among children and adolescents [4,5].
Source: Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Applied nutritional investigation Source Type: research