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New life sciences study findings have been reported by D. Harker and colleagues

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 5th, 2010

"Like other western countries, Germany too reports record numbers of overweight and obese individuals with young German adults in a particularly high-risk position. As such, this study sought to investigate if food choice varied by the place of residence (dependent or independent) of these young adults," researchers in Maroochydore, Australia report.

"Using a self-administered questionnaire, analyses of quantitative data from 305 German students between the ages of 18 to 24 years indicate that students living in the family home consume more serves of both fruit and vegetables each day in comparison to young adults living independently. Further, higher proportions of...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2010-04-05)

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