...Ziya Erokay Metin; Emine Nüket Ünsal; Sena Yücel; Barkın Köse Purpose Understanding the interplay between parental and adolescent occupational balance and hedonic hunger is essential for addressing obesity. This study aims to investigate the relationships between adolescents’ anthropometric...

...Funda Işık; Arzu Akalın; Beyza Göktürk; Eylül Ceren Aydın; Dilber Bozdemir Purpose This study aims to examine the prevalence of disordered eating ( DE ) risk and behaviors among adolescents in a non-metropolitan region of Türkiye, with a focus on gender differences and tool concordance. Design...

...Hadiza Abdullahi Abubakar; Mohd Razif Shahril; Sumaiyah Mat Purpose This study aims to assess and compare the nutrition knowledge and nutritional status of adolescent girls in urban and rural secondary schools in Kano State, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study...

...Busra Ozyalcin; Sine Yilmaz Graphical abstract Purpose During adolescence, eating habits are substantially formed and the basis of health is established. The purpose of this study is to assess the association between mindful eating, intuitive eating and body image among adolescents...

.../methodology/approach Applying a case-control design, 406 adolescents (n = 203 overweight or obese and n = 203 normal weight) aged 14–18 years were selected using a multistage cluster random sampling method. Demographic information, physical activity level and anthropometric indices were...

...Baliyeri P Jeena; Prakash Babu Kodali; Wapangjungla Longchar; Sibasis Hense Purpose This study aims to investigate the consumption pattern of aerated drinks and examine its determinants among adolescents’ boys and girls (15–19 years) in India. Design/methodology/approach The fifth round...

..., dietary and lifestyle characteristics and adolescents' adherence to the Mediterranean diet (AMD). Design/methodology/approach In all, 2088 youth from Attica, Greece, 12–18 years old, were recruited in this school-based, cross-sectional study conducted in May–December 2021. The tools Mediterranean Diet...

...Etsay Anbesu; Getahun Mulaw; Kusse Mare; Molla Kahssay Purpose Adolescents are a vulnerable age group in the human life cycle for the development of anemia. Despite limited health infrastructures, there are limited studies in the pastoral community of the Afar region. Thus, this study aims...

...Nazhif Gifari; Laras Sitoayu; Rachmanida Nuzrina; Putri Ronitawati; Mury Kuswari; Teguh Jati Prasetyo Purpose Obesity in adolescents has been a severe public health problem in developing countries in recent years. This study aims to assess the differences in socioeconomic, nutrition knowledge...

...Ni Ny Wedarthani Achintya Amrita; Ni Wayan Arya Utami; Kadek Tresna Adhi Purpose This study aims to examine determinants of underweight and overweight nutritional status among late adolescents in Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional analysis of the 2015 Indonesian Family...

...Bahareh Seyyedin; Nasrin Omidvar; Bahar Bakhshi; Farid Zayeri; Arezoo Rezazadeh Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of individual and environmental indicators with body mass-index-for-age-z-score (BAZ) of female adolescents living in the North-West of Iran...

... and practices (s-KAP) among Bangladeshi adolescent smokers. Design/methodology/approach An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among 205 randomly selected adolescents. Socio-demographic, health status, s-KAP related data were collected in face-to-face interviews. Dietary intake data were...

...Pramesthi Widya Hapsari; Judhiastuty Februhartanty; Saptawati Bardosono Purpose This study aims to explore potential enablers for school-based nutrition education (SBNE) through adolescent students’ perceptions in Jakarta, Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach The study conducted 15 focus...

... the ingestion of milk. Findings In total, 25.8 per cent of the adolescents had LI. Of all, 1, 4.6, 11, 30.2 and 53.2 per cent of affected students had severe, relatively severe, moderate, relatively mild and mild LI, respectively. The association between LI and gender, and BMI was not significant...

..., translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Milk Children Adolescents...

... of the study is to determine the adherence to the MDP in a sample of female adolescents who are residents of Tehran, Iran. Design/methodology/approach In this cross-sectional study, 263 female adolescents aged 15-18 years were studied. Information on socio-demographic, lifestyle and anthropometric...

...Oluwafolahan Oluwagbemiga Sholeye; Victor Jide Animasahun; Albert Adekunle Salako; Adebisi Dare Oduwole Purpose The rising incidence of non-communicable diseases in the developing world has remained a cause of concern for health workers. Childhood and adolescent obesity is on the increase...

...Reema Tayyem; Sabika Allehdan; Hiba Bawadi; Georgianna Tuuri; Mariam Al-Mannai; Abdulrahman Obaid Musaiger Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the associations between adolescents’ perceptions of their parents’ and peers’ opinions about body weight and their actual weight status...

...Ana Carolina Barco Leme; Sonia Tucunduva Philippi Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the impact of the groups from the Brazilian Food Pyramid on macro and micronutrient content of food consumed by adolescent girls from a school-based study. Design/methodology/approach Baseline data from...

... functioning. The current study aims at investigating possible associations between dietary quality, disordered eating attitudes and HRQOL in Greek adolescents. Design/methodology/approach A total of 400 students (198 boys; 202 girls), 14-17 years old, were recruited from five high schools in the area...