Food environments are directly linked to diets and health outcomes such as overweight,
obesity, and noncommunicable diseases. The digitalization of food environments is�…

Introduction: Eating behavior often becomes unhealthier during the transition from
adolescence to young adulthood, but not much is known about the factors that drive this�…

Background There is limited evidence for successful weight gain prevention interventions
targeting young adults. Developing effective interventions necessitates a theoretical model�…

Background Early adulthood is a period associated with poor diet and rapid weight gain.
This is also an age of transition, including environmental, social and lifestyle changes which�…

Obesity prevalence rises fastest during young adulthood when weight, diet, and physical
activity may be influenced by life events, including becoming a parent, but the impact is�…

Early adulthood is a time when individuals go through important life transitions, such as
moving from high school into higher education or employment, but the impact of these life�…

Background Although adolescent dietary patterns tend to be of poor quality, it is unclear
whether dietary patterns established in adolescence persist into adulthood. Objectives We�…

Background Rates of childhood obesity are increasing globally, with poor dietary quality an
important contributory factor. Evaluation of longitudinal diet quality across early life could�…

Background Globally adolescents constitute over 16% but in SSA, they make up 23% of the
population. While little is known about diets of these adolescents, rapid changes in�…

Background Evidence on anemia and associated factors among young adolescent girls and
boys in rural western China is limited. Methods We used data from a follow-up study of�…