For Health Professionals,
Family Meals and Diet Quality, Weight and Disordered Eating

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Fulkerson, Jayne A, Jaine Strauss, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Mary Story, & Kerri Boutelle. “Correlates of psychosocial well-being among overweight adolescents: The role of the family.” J Consult ClinPsychol 75(1): 181-186, 2007.

Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne, Marla E. Eisenberg, Jayne A. Fulkerson, Mary Story & Nicole I. Larson. “Family meals and disordered eating in adolescents: Longitudinal findings from Project EAT.” Arch Ped
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