@article {Pesa:2001:1087-3244:3,
title = "Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Weight-Control Behaviors Among US Youth",
journal = "American Journal of Health Behavior",
parent_itemid = "infobike://png/ajhb",
publishercode ="png",
year = "2001",
volume = "25",
number = "1",
publication date ="2001-01-01T00:00:00",
pages = "3-9",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1087-3244",
eissn = "1945-7359",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/png/ajhb/2001/00000025/00000001/art00001",
doi = "doi:10.5993/AJHB.25.1.1",
author = "Pesa, Jacqueline A. and Turner, Lori W.",
abstract = "
Objective: To examine the relationship between fruit and vegetable intake and weight control behaviors among youth. Methods: Data (N=16,262) were derived from the 1997 national school-based Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). Results: Results indicated that adolescents
in this study, especially females, were at risk for inadequate fruit and vegetable intake. Weight-control behaviors were high especially among females. Conclusion: Although some weight-control behaviors may be hazardous, adolescents who were practicing weight-control behaviors engaged
in the positive dietary behavior of consuming more servings of fruits and vegetables.",
}