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SynthesisThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2015

Determinants of dietary behavior among youth: an umbrella review.

Ester F C Sleddens, Willemieke Kroeze, Leonie F M Kohl, Laura M Bolten, Elizabeth Velema, Pam J Kaspers, Johannes Brug, Stef P J Kremers

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8 authors.

Ester F C SleddensDepartment of Health Promotion, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center+, PO Box 616, Maastricht, 6200, MD, the Netherlands. Ester.Sleddens@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Willemieke KroezeDepartment of Health Sciences and the EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. w.kroeze@vu.nl.
Leonie F M KohlDepartment of Health Promotion, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center+, PO Box 616, Maastricht, 6200, MD, the Netherlands. leonie_kohl@hotmail.com.
Laura M BoltenDepartment of Health Sciences and the EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. laura_marcella@hotmail.com.
Elizabeth VelemaDepartment of Health Sciences and the EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. e.velema@vu.nl.
Pam J KaspersMedical Library, VU University Amsterdam, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. p.j.kaspers@vu.nl.
Johannes BrugDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and the EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. j.brug@vumc.nl.
Stef P J KremersDepartment of Health Promotion, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center+, PO Box 616, Maastricht, 6200, MD, the Netherlands. s.kremers@maastrichtuniversity.nl.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe literature on determinants of dietary behavior among youth is extensive and unwieldy. We conducted an umbrella review or review-of-reviews to present a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge.

methodsTherefore, we included systematic reviews identified in four databases (i.e. PubMed, PsycINFO, The Cochrane Library and Web of Science) that summarized determinants of observable child and adolescent dietary behaviors. Data extraction included a judgment of the importance of determinants, strength of evidence and evaluation of the methodological quality of the eligible reviews.

resultsIn total, 17 reviews were considered eligible. Whereas social-cognitive determinants were addressed most intensively towards the end of the 20th century, environmental determinants (particularly social and physical environmental) have been studied most extensively during the past decade, thereby representing a paradigm shift. With regard to environmental determinants, mixed findings were reported. Sedentary behavior and intention were found to be significant determinants of a wide range of dietary behaviors in most reviews with limited suggestive evidence due to the cross-sectional study designs. Other potential determinants such as automaticity, self-regulation and subjective norm have been studied in relatively few studies, but results are promising.

conclusionThe multitude of studies conducted on potential determinants of dietary behavior provides quite convincing evidence of the importance of several determinants (i.e. quite some variables were significantly related to dietary behavior). However, because of the often used weak research designs in the studies covered in the available reviews, the evidence for true determinants is suggestive at best.

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DietFeeding BehaviorAdolescentChildHumansIntentionLife Style

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PMID25638322
PMCPMC4328037

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