Eating behaviors of Pakistani adolescents: a cross-sectional study
Healthy eating patterns if adopted early in life support the growth, learning ability and overall health of children and adolescents. This age group is more vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies due to their inappropriate food choices, peer pressure, unhealthy eating habits and increased body’s nu...
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| author | Ayesha Amjad Azmat Ullah Khan Savaiba Khattak Saira Khalid Arooj Abid |
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Healthy eating patterns if adopted early in life support the growth, learning ability and overall health of children and adolescents. This age group is more vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies due to their inappropriate food choices, peer pressure, unhealthy eating habits and increased body’s nutritional demand. The aim of this study was to determine the degree of compliance of adolescents with the recommended dietary guidelines. A multi-stage stratified cluster sampling design was used to conduct qualitative research between January-August 2019 in public and private high schools of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. A semi-structured questionnaire that focused on the general dietary intake and physical activity patterns in the school setting was filled by interview technique. The determinants of eating behaviors were investigated using descriptive statistics and chi-square. As per the BMI percentiles 46.2% (651) were underweight, 2.3% (33) were obese, and 6.2% (88) were overweight. The data indicated that no participant was eating according to the recommendations of the Food Guide Pyramid. However, on the scale of 10, family and advertisements have the highest impact on food choices of adolescents 6.5±2.69 and 6.1±2.77 respectively. Our findings concluded that adolescents do not follow a healthy eating pattern. Nutrition education and interventions must be prioritized to promote health among adolescents.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f357f0eba68d4e7ba8a43d2c1aba99372023-02-11T01:29:12ZengUniversity of Management and TechnologyBioscientific Review2663-41982663-42012023-02-014410.32350/BSR.44.06Eating behaviors of Pakistani adolescents: a cross-sectional studyAyesha AmjadAzmat Ullah Khan0Savaiba Khattak1Saira Khalid2Arooj Abid3University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, LahoreRiphah International University, Lahore CampusRiphah International University, Lahore CampusUniversity of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore Healthy eating patterns if adopted early in life support the growth, learning ability and overall health of children and adolescents. This age group is more vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies due to their inappropriate food choices, peer pressure, unhealthy eating habits and increased body’s nutritional demand. The aim of this study was to determine the degree of compliance of adolescents with the recommended dietary guidelines. A multi-stage stratified cluster sampling design was used to conduct qualitative research between January-August 2019 in public and private high schools of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. A semi-structured questionnaire that focused on the general dietary intake and physical activity patterns in the school setting was filled by interview technique. The determinants of eating behaviors were investigated using descriptive statistics and chi-square. As per the BMI percentiles 46.2% (651) were underweight, 2.3% (33) were obese, and 6.2% (88) were overweight. The data indicated that no participant was eating according to the recommendations of the Food Guide Pyramid. However, on the scale of 10, family and advertisements have the highest impact on food choices of adolescents 6.5±2.69 and 6.1±2.77 respectively. Our findings concluded that adolescents do not follow a healthy eating pattern. Nutrition education and interventions must be prioritized to promote health among adolescents. https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/BSR/article/view/2520eating behaviors; adolescents; meal consumption habits; food knowledge |
| spellingShingle | Ayesha Amjad Azmat Ullah Khan Savaiba Khattak Saira Khalid Arooj Abid Eating behaviors of Pakistani adolescents: a cross-sectional study Bioscientific Review eating behaviors; adolescents; meal consumption habits; food knowledge |
| title | Eating behaviors of Pakistani adolescents: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Eating behaviors of Pakistani adolescents: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Eating behaviors of Pakistani adolescents: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eating behaviors of Pakistani adolescents: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Eating behaviors of Pakistani adolescents: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | eating behaviors of pakistani adolescents a cross sectional study |
| topic | eating behaviors; adolescents; meal consumption habits; food knowledge |
| url | https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/BSR/article/view/2520 |
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