title: Characteristics and dietary patterns of adolescents who value eating locally grown, organic, nongenetically engineered, and nonprocessed food.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine characteristics of adolescents who value eating locally grown, organic, nongenetically engineered, and/or nonprocessed food and whether they are more likely than their peers to meet Healthy People 2010 dietary objectives.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional analysis using data from a population-based study in Minnesota (Project EAT: Eating Among Teens).
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants completed a mailed survey and food frequency questionnaire in 2004.
  
  
  METHODS
  Males and females (N = 2516), ages 15-23 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dietary intake of fruit, vegetables, fat, grains, calcium, and fast food.
  
  
  METHODS
  Chi-square tests, logistic regression models adjusting for race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and vegetarian status.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Percentages of adolescents who reported that it was somewhat or very important that their food be locally grown, organic, nongenetically engineered, and nonprocessed were 20.9%, 23.2%, 34.1%, and 29.8%, respectively. Those who valued each practice were more likely than their peers to be nonwhite (P < .001) and have a low socioeconomic status (P < .001). Adolescents who valued >/= 2 practices were more likely than their peers to have a dietary pattern consistent with the Healthy People 2010 objectives (P < .001) for fruit, vegetable, and fat intake.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It may beneficial to discuss alternative food production practices as part of nutrition education programs for adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Nutrition Department, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, St Joseph, Minnesota 56374, USA. rrobinsonobrien@csbsju.edu
authors.forename: Ramona
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Robinson-O'Brien
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neumark-Sztainer
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hannan
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Story
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D017195:Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D001290:Attitude / Q000208:ethnology; D004041:Dietary Fats; D002523:Edible Grain; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D058870:Food, Organic; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D040361:Healthy People Programs; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014675:Vegetables; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats