Adulthood Dietary Habits and Childhood Dietary Behavior

Introduction
Adulthood dietary habits are a reflection of childhood dietary behavior, and risks associated with dietary patterns can be witnessed early in a person’s life (Freitas & Torgal, 2010). Despite knowing the health implications of poor dietary habits like childhood obesity, most young generations do not meet the recommended dietary behavior. These recommended dietary habits include abstaining from sweetened soft drinks and a healthy breakfast. According to Musaiger and Al-Hazza (2009), local healthcare stakeholders in the Arab Nations studied the dietary habits in the region for some time. They found an increase in lifestyle-related conditions among the region’s population.
Several psychological, social, and environmental factors prevent a person from a healthy eating pattern and physical exercise, thus contributing to obesity. ...