Associations among Physical Activity, Diet, and Obesity Measures Change during Adolescence
Joint Authors
Source
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Obesity in youth is highly prevalent.
Physical activity and diet are influential in obesity development.
However, there is a knowledge gap regarding links between activity and diet quality and their combined influence on obesity during adolescence.
Objectives.
We used five years of data from 2379 adolescent girls in the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study to evaluate the association between physical activity and diet quality during adolescence and to assess both as correlates of obesity.
Design.
Diet, activity, and body composition measures were evaluated pairwise for correlation.
A canonical correlation analysis was used to evaluate relationships within and between variable groups.
All statistics were examined for trends over time.
Results.
We found positive correlations between physical activity and diet quality that became stronger with age.
Additionally we discovered an age-related decrease in association between obesity correlates and body composition.
Conclusion.
These results suggest that while health behaviors, like diet and activity, become more closely linked during growth, obesity becomes less influenced by health behaviors and other factors.
This should motivate focus on juvenile obesity prevention capitalizing on the pliable framework for establishing healthy diet and physical activity patterns while impact on body composition is greatest.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Maier, Janne H.& Barry, Ronald. 2015. Associations among Physical Activity, Diet, and Obesity Measures Change during Adolescence. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069524
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Maier, Janne H.& Barry, Ronald. Associations among Physical Activity, Diet, and Obesity Measures Change during Adolescence. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069524
American Medical Association (AMA)
Maier, Janne H.& Barry, Ronald. Associations among Physical Activity, Diet, and Obesity Measures Change during Adolescence. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069524
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1069524