Adherence
Leaving the parental home during early adulthood causes a significant decrease in fruit and vegetable consumption.
Moving out of your parents' house is a high-risk time for your diet. You will likely eat fewer fruits and vegetables because you lose the existing home environment that supported those habits. To counter this, prioritize setting up your new kitchen with healthy options visible and accessible immediately, and plan your grocery shopping routine before you move in.
Leaving the parental home was associated with a decrease in fruit intake of − 0.54 times/week (95% confidence interval (95%CI): -0.87;-0.22) and vegetable intake of − 0.43 times/week (95%CI: -0.70;-0.15).
Why this rating
Longitudinal fixed-effects model controlling for other transitions and parenthood reduces confounding, though self-reported diet data is a limitation.
Source
Changes in diet through adolescence and early adulthood: longitudinal trajectories and association with key life transitions
Eleanor Winpenny et al. · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · 2018
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