Eating habits and physical activity in dieter and non-dieter youth: A gender analysis of English and Spanish adolescents |
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Authors: | P. Ramos,F. Brooks,I. Garcí a-Moya,F. Rivera,C. Moreno |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Seville, C/Camilo José Cela s/n. Facultad de Psicología, Sevilla 41018, Spain;2. Department of Adolescent and Child Health, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield AL10 9AB, United Kingdom;3. Department of Clinical, Experimental and Social Psychology, University of Huelva, Huelva 21071, Spain |
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Abstract: | A high prevalence of youth is overweight or obese, and a frequent lack of monitoring of their weight control strategies is observed. Consequently, this paper compares the eating habits and physical activities of male and female dieters and non-dieters. Data are obtained from the large cross-national WHO collaborative study “Health Behavior in School-aged Children 2010”. The current sample consists of 9,444 students aged 11, 13 and 15 years from England and Spain. Participants are asked about dieting, vigorous and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, breakfast frequency and fruit, vegetable, sweet and soft drink consumption. A logistic regression is used to examine the differences between dieters and non-dieters with regard to the aforementioned eating and physical activity habits. Differences between genders, countries, and those associated with BMI (body mass index) are also considered. The results suggest that the reality of weight control differs from the major health promotion recommendations during adolescence. |
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Keywords: | Weight control Eating habits Physical activity Body mass index Adolescence England Spain |
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