Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors of Middle School Youth: The Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey*

Zapata, Lauren B.; Bryant, Carol A.; McDermott, Robert J.; Hefelfinger, Jennie

doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00260.x

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“…As diet and physical activity both play a significant role in the onset and development of obesity (5) and in the maintenance of health of young people (6,7) , it is surprising that research combining dietary intake and objectively measured physical activity in children and adolescents from the UK remains inadequate.…”

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Effects of peer influence on dietary intake and physical activity in schoolchildren

Finnerty

Reeves

Dabinett

et al. 2009

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To investigate the dietary intake and physical activity of boys and girls aged 9-13 years, and the influence of peers on these behaviours. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Nine primary and secondary schools in south-west London. Subjects: A total of 315 children wore sealed pedometers, provided self-report measures of dietary intake and answered a questionnaire relating to peer influence. Anthropometric measures of height and weight were also obtained. Results: Obese children had the lowest reported energy intakes and the lowest step counts per day. Boys took significantly more steps per day than girls, however girls were closer to achieving their recommended cut-offs for physical activity. Girls had lower energy intakes per day and lower BMI Z-scores than boys, however both genders, across all age groups, had higher than recommended intakes of saturated fat. There were significant associations between peer influence and physical activity levels but not between peer influence and dietary intake. Conclusions: Low energy intake and physical activity levels but high saturated fat intakes among boys and girls across all age groups highlight the importance of promoting both physical activity and healthy food choices. The finding that peers have a significant effect on physical activity levels but not on dietary intake offers an important approach for the design of health promotion interventions and obesity prevention programmes. Such designs may be particularly beneficial for obese youth, since the low physical activity levels found could be a major contributing factor to the maintenance of the condition.

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Effects of peer influence on dietary intake and physical activity in schoolchildren

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Dabinett

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“…Specialists have emphasized that the trend towards the increase in the proportion of overweight and obesity -such as what has occurred in developed countries -has led to metabolic changes in lipid profile 11 . The occurrence of overweight and obesity, in their turn, depends on a series of environmental factors associated with lifestyle, among which physical inactivity and negative changes in eating habits are included 12,13 . However, it is not possible to disregard the role of maternal level of education in the adoption of healthy behavior, which may thus influence the magnitude of occurrence of this health problem 14 …”

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Fatores associados à dislipidemia em crianças e adolescentes de escolas públicas de Salvador, Bahia

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Silva

Assis

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Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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Objective: We assessed the factors associated with dyslipidemia in children and adolescents enrolled in the public school system of the city of Salvador, Bahia. Methods: All participants were submitted to anthropometric evaluation and to cholesterol and triglyceride blood tests. Data related to food intake, physical activity and family socioeconomic and housing conditions were obtained from parents or guardians. Data were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of dyslipidemia was 25.5% (IC:95% 22.7; 28.3). We observed a significant positive association between dyslipidemia and the following factors: overweight (OR = 3.40, 95% CI 2.07 to 5.58), moderate and high intake of risk food (OR = 1.49, 95%: 1.01 to 2.19), low and moderate intake of protective foods (OR = 1.54, 95% CI 1.05 to 2.26) and lower maternal level of schooling (OR = 1.72, 95%: 1.05 to 2.26). Conclusion: Overweight, inadequate food intake and low maternal level of schooling were factors associated with dyslipidemia.

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“…Since adolescents are becoming less dependent on the food choices and purchases of their parents, dietary patterns may change in this stage of life. There are several studies indicating that adolescents often do not meet the recommendations for a healthy diet in Western countries [2][3][4][5][6][7][8], including in Germany [9,10]. Nutrition early in life has an impact on long term health, especially concerning cardiovascular diseases [11][12][13][14][15].…”

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Associations between dietary patterns and biomarkers of nutrient status and cardiovascular risk factors among adolescents in Germany: results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents in Germany (KiGGS)

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Background: The aim of this study is to analyse prevailing dietary patterns among German adolescents and their associations with biomarkers of nutrient status and cardiovascular risk factors. Methods: Analyses were based on data from the nationwide, representative Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents in Germany, conducted between 2003 and 2006 (KiGGS baseline). Dietary habits of 12 to 17 year olds (2646 boys and 2551 girls) were determined using 34 food groups assessed with a food frequency questionnaire. Principal component analysis was applied to determine the major dietary patterns. The associations between dietary patterns and biomarkers were analysed using linear regression analyses. Results: We identified three major dietary patterns among boys and two among girls. Higher scores of the 'healthy' patterns (fruits, salad vegetables, wholemeal bread) were associated with higher levels of serum folate and lower levels of homocysteine among both sexes and higher levels of serum vitamin B 12 among girls. Conversely, higher scores of the 'western' pattern among boys (salty snacks, burger, French fries) were associated with a lower ferritin level and lower diastolic blood pressure. The 'traditional' pattern among boys (white bread, processed meat, meat) was associated with a lower folate level and the 'western and traditional' pattern among girls (salty snacks, burger, French fries) with lower folate and higher homocysteine levels. No associations between dietary patterns and blood lipids, HbA1c and uric acid were found. The mean age of boys with higher scores in the 'western' pattern was higher, whereas the mean age of girls with higher scores in the 'western and traditional' dietary patterns was lower. Conclusions: Adolescents with higher scores in the 'healthy' dietary patterns had a better nutrient profile. Therefore, healthy dietary patterns should be promoted early in life, with a special focus on the sex differences.

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Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors of Middle School Youth: The Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey*

Abstract: These findings demonstrate that dietary and physical activity behaviors and knowledge among these middle school youth are setting the stage for the obesity epidemic to continue.

Cited by 63 publications

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Effects of peer influence on dietary intake and physical activity in schoolchildren

Effects of peer influence on dietary intake and physical activity in schoolchildren

Fatores associados à dislipidemia em crianças e adolescentes de escolas públicas de Salvador, Bahia

Associations between dietary patterns and biomarkers of nutrient status and cardiovascular risk factors among adolescents in Germany: results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents in Germany (KiGGS)

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