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Lower parental numeracy is associated with children being under- and overweight

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  • Dallacker, Mattea
  • Hertwig, Ralph
  • Peters, Ellen
  • Mata, Jutta

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In adults, lower numeracy is associated with poorer nutrition label comprehension and higher BMI. It remains unclear whether parental numeracy also impacts children’s body weight.

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  • Dallacker, Mattea & Hertwig, Ralph & Peters, Ellen & Mata, Jutta, 2016. "Lower parental numeracy is associated with children being under- and overweight," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 161(C), pages 126-133.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:161:y:2016:i:c:p:126-133
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.06.006
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    1. Isaac M. Lipkus & Greg Samsa & Barbara K. Rimer, 2001. "General Performance on a Numeracy Scale among Highly Educated Samples," Medical Decision Making, , vol. 21(1), pages 37-44, February.
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    2. Sven Schneider & Jutta Mata & Philipp Kadel, 2020. "Relations between sweetened beverage consumption and individual, interpersonal, and environmental factors: a 6-year longitudinal study in German children and adolescents," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 65(5), pages 559-570, June.

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