Associations among Physical Activity, Diet, and Obesity Measures Change during Adolescence
Background. Obesity in youth is highly prevalent. Physical activity and diet are influential in obesity development. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding links between activity and diet quality and their combined influence on obesity during adolescence. Objectives. We used five years of data...
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| description | Background. Obesity in youth is highly prevalent. Physical activity and diet are influential in obesity development. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding links between activity and diet quality and their combined influence on obesity during adolescence. Objectives. We used five years of data from 2379 adolescent girls in the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study to evaluate the association between physical activity and diet quality during adolescence and to assess both as correlates of obesity. Design. Diet, activity, and body composition measures were evaluated pairwise for correlation. A canonical correlation analysis was used to evaluate relationships within and between variable groups. All statistics were examined for trends over time. Results. We found positive correlations between physical activity and diet quality that became stronger with age. Additionally we discovered an age-related decrease in association between obesity correlates and body composition. Conclusion. These results suggest that while health behaviors, like diet and activity, become more closely linked during growth, obesity becomes less influenced by health behaviors and other factors. This should motivate focus on juvenile obesity prevention capitalizing on the pliable framework for establishing healthy diet and physical activity patterns while impact on body composition is greatest. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4acc5e38e9154563b6060f515bda31042025-02-03T00:59:57ZengWileyJournal of Nutrition and Metabolism2090-07242090-07322015-01-01201510.1155/2015/805065805065Associations among Physical Activity, Diet, and Obesity Measures Change during AdolescenceJanne H. Maier0Ronald Barry1University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757500, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USAUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757500, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USABackground. Obesity in youth is highly prevalent. Physical activity and diet are influential in obesity development. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding links between activity and diet quality and their combined influence on obesity during adolescence. Objectives. We used five years of data from 2379 adolescent girls in the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study to evaluate the association between physical activity and diet quality during adolescence and to assess both as correlates of obesity. Design. Diet, activity, and body composition measures were evaluated pairwise for correlation. A canonical correlation analysis was used to evaluate relationships within and between variable groups. All statistics were examined for trends over time. Results. We found positive correlations between physical activity and diet quality that became stronger with age. Additionally we discovered an age-related decrease in association between obesity correlates and body composition. Conclusion. These results suggest that while health behaviors, like diet and activity, become more closely linked during growth, obesity becomes less influenced by health behaviors and other factors. This should motivate focus on juvenile obesity prevention capitalizing on the pliable framework for establishing healthy diet and physical activity patterns while impact on body composition is greatest.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/805065 |
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| title | Associations among Physical Activity, Diet, and Obesity Measures Change during Adolescence |
| title_full | Associations among Physical Activity, Diet, and Obesity Measures Change during Adolescence |
| title_fullStr | Associations among Physical Activity, Diet, and Obesity Measures Change during Adolescence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Associations among Physical Activity, Diet, and Obesity Measures Change during Adolescence |
| title_short | Associations among Physical Activity, Diet, and Obesity Measures Change during Adolescence |
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