@article {12300,
	title = {Parental Body Mass Index in association with the prevalence of overweight/obesity among adolescents in Greece; dietary and lifestyle habits in the context of the family environment: the Vyronas study.},
	journal = {Appetite},
	volume = {51},
	year = {2008},
	month = {2008 Jul},
	pages = {218-22},
	abstract = {The objective of this study was to evaluate whether Parental Body Mass Index is associated with overweight/obesity in a sample of Greek adolescents, taking into consideration dietary and lifestyle habits. The Vyronas study is a cross-sectional health and nutrition survey. During 2004/2005, 2008 schoolchildren were selected. BMI was calculated for both parents and adolescents. A semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire was applied. Results demonstrated that there is a strong positive association between the parental overweight/obesity status and their offspring{\textquoteright}s BMI. Some dietary and lifestyle habits seem to affect boys and girls BMI in relation to parental status differently.},
	keywords = {Adolescent, Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Body Mass Index, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Feeding Behavior, Female, Greece, Humans, Life Style, Male, Nutrition Surveys, Obesity, Overweight, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Prevalence, Sex Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires},
	issn = {0195-6663},
	doi = {10.1016/j.appet.2008.02.001},
	author = {Kosti, Rena I and Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B and Tountas, Yiannis and Mihas, Costas C and Alevizos, Alevizos and Mariolis, Theodoros and Papathanassiou, Marek and Zampelas, Antonis and Mariolis, Anargiros}
}
