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Dietary habits and physical activity in youth
Konstantinos M Nikolakopoulos1, Nikoleta M Nikolakopoulou
1The School of Health and Welfare Professions, Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology, Patras, Greece. nikoletanikolakopoulou@yahoo.com
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Increased rates of obesity among youth in the last several decades have led to the emergence of several health problems. Declining physical activity is also contributing to this trend.
Objective:
To evaluate the dietary habits and physical activity in youth.
Methods:
177 Greek students participated in the present study. Interviews were performed using a structured questionnaire.
Results:
Of the participants, 80.2% were normal weight individuals, 18.6% were overweight, and 1.2% was obese. Of the normal weight participants, 72.5% ate breakfast on a daily basis, and 45.5% of the overweight individuals ate breakfast irregularly. Among the respondents, 88% underlined the impact of life style on their nutritional status, 17% actually exercised or played sports > 20 minutes per day, 20.3% reported asthma, and 83.3% with asthma were overweight.
Conclusions:
A substantial proportion of young people engaged in health risk behaviors associated with obesity, diabetes, and asthma. Adoption of healthy lifestyles could prevent the risk for chronic disease.
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