Peter J. Hannan

TL;DR: The study findings indicate that lower body satisfaction does not serve as a motivator for engaging in healthy weight management behaviors, but rather predicts the use of behaviors that may place adolescents at risk for weight gain and poorer overall health.

TL;DR: Frequency of family meals was positively associated with intake of fruits, vegetables, grains, and calcium-rich foods and negatively associated with soft drink consumption and Sociodemographic characteristics associated with more frequent family meals appeared to play an important role in promoting positive dietary intake among adolescents.

TL;DR: It is hypothesized that low HRV is a marker of less favorable health in patients with heart disease and in elderly subjects and with a higher incidence of coronary heart disease in the general population.

TL;DR: FFFRU was positively associated with student employment, television viewing, home availability of unhealthy foods, and perceived barriers to healthy eating, and was inversely associated with students' own and perceived maternal and peer concerns about healthy eating.

TL;DR: Many adolescents, in particular those who are overweight, report being teased about their weight and being bothered by the teasing, which is associated with disordered eating behaviors that may place overweight youth at increased risk for weight gain.