Changes in diet quality across life transitions from adolescence to early adulthood: a latent growth analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescence to early adulthood is a period of multiple life transitions. These transitions, along with changing resources and contexts, could contribute to significant changes in diet, which may persist into later adulthood.

Objectives

We investigated diet quality trajectories from age 15 to 31 y and changes in diet quality associated with life transitions by sex.

Methods

Data from the Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults) study in Minnesota, the United States were used to examine diet quality among a longitudinal cohort (n = 2524) across 4 waves (mean ages of 15, 19, 25, and 31 y). Average within-person changes in DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) scores were analyzed using sex-specific latent growth models, incorporating

SUBMITTER: Tao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11600111 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature