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Dieting practices in high school students.

Laura L Calderon1, Catherine K Yu, Pera Jambazian

  • 1Coordinated Dietetics Program, College of Health and Human Services, California State University, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA. lcalder@calstatela.edu

Journal of the American Dietetic Association
|September 9, 2004
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Many urban high school students engage in frequent dieting behaviors, including portion control and meal skipping. Safe dieting strategies are crucial for nutrition education and weight management interventions in adolescents.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Adolescent Nutrition
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Adolescent dieting behaviors are prevalent in urban settings.
  • Understanding these behaviors is key to developing effective interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the patterns and frequency of dieting behaviors among high school students in a metropolitan area.
  • To identify common weight control strategies used by adolescents.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was administered to 146 10th-grade students in a Los Angeles public high school.
  • Data collected included demographic information and dieting practices.
  • Statistical analyses included frequencies, chi-squared tests, Fisher exact test, t-tests, and two-way ANOVA.

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Main Results:

  • 26.6% of students were at risk of being overweight (BMI > 25).
  • 54.7% of students who dieted did so frequently; common methods included portion control (34%), calorie counting (31.4%), fat gram counting (41.9%), choosing low-fat foods (64.8%), and meal skipping (44%).

Conclusions:

  • A high prevalence of dieting behaviors exists among urban adolescents.
  • Interventions focusing on safe dieting strategies are recommended for nutrition education and weight management programs.