Researchers investigated how various feeding and eating practices used by parents, such as restriction, food as a reward, and child involvement can influence the eating behavior of their children. The data revealed that emotional eating among teens is more likely if their parents use food as a reward or monitor their diets. Which growing up, did you deal with either?

Emotional eating is eating as a way to suppress or soothe negative emotions, such as stress, anger, fear, boredom, sadness and loneliness. Major life events or, more commonly, the hassles of daily life can trigger negative emotions that lead to emotional eating and disrupt your weight-loss efforts. Do you consider yourself an emotional eater?

The researchers measured the teens emotion regulation and their weight and height. They used this information to reach their conclusion that a parent's eating habits are hugely influential on their children's relationship with food. Do you feel like your parents/guardians eating habits impact your eating habits still?