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. 2012 Oct 22;16(11):1971–1978. doi: 10.1017/S1368980012004557

Table 2.

Salient consequences of asking parents to have fruits vegetables to eat at home for the next three months among middle-school students aged 12–15 years, rural Indiana, USA, 2006–2008

Advantages
Asking my parents to have fruits and vegetables available…
n 60 Count %
Will make me healthier 29 48
My parents will buy them 15 25
Will help me eat less unhealthy food 12 20
Will help me eat healthy 11 18
Will give me energy 11 18
Will make me more active 8 13
Will help me eat things that I like 6 10
Will help me lose weight 5 8
Will make my parents happy 4 7
Disadvantages
Asking my parents to have fruits and vegetables available…
n 60 Count %
Will upset my parents 17 28
Will make me eat things I don't like 15 25
Will make me sick 7 12
Wanting to eat other things 6 10
Will make me gain weight 4 7
None 24 40

Percentages sum to more than 100% since participants could list multiple answers.