Children with poor diet drink alcohol more often in adolescence

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

Children with unhealthy eating habits are at a higher risk of becoming regular alcohol drinkers at too early an age, even in their early teens, a study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition shows. The association with young teens’ drinking habits is stronger than with other factors, such as parents’ education and income. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-12-children-poor-diet-alcohol-adolescence.html