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The Family Fitness Program

Health Professionals

Program Research RESEARCH BRIEF: Intergenerational Family Conversations and Decision Making about Eating Healthfully Objective: To explore how youth, parents, and grandparents discuss issues related to eating healthfully and unhealthfully and to identify intergenerational strategies for educators to improve this communication. Pilot Site Results 2006-07 2005-06

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Kaplan, M. Intergenerational Sourcebook, Penn State, College of Agri-cultural Sciences; 2003.

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Fulkerson, J., Sztainer, D., Story, M., Adolescent and Parent Views of Family Meals. J Am Diet Assoc.; 2006; 106;526–532.Bounds, W., et. al, The Relationship of Dietary and Lifestyle Factors to Bone Mineral Indexes in Children. J Am Diet Assoc.; 2005; 105; 735–741.

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