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nutrition in emerging adulthood  

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  • Over the past 50 years, major population-level demographic shifts, including increases in postsecondary education and delays in marriage and childbearing, have occurred. These shifts gave rise to a unique phase of the modern life course, known as “emerging adulthood,” typically defined as those aged between 18 and 25. [Source: Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine & Health; Nutrition in Emerging Adulthood]

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