Ungdomars kost- och motionsvanor. En undersökning i årskurs 9 på två svenska skolor
Engelsk titel: Adolescents' diet and exercise. A study in 9th grade at two Swedish schools
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Författare:
Karlsson S
;
Brydolf M
Email: sara.ma@compaqnet.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 23
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 07023787
Sammanfattning
The purpose of this study was to
examine adolescents’ diet and
exercise practices and to identify
possibly differences between
vegetarian and non-vegetarian
adolescents and between genders.
The study population was adolescents
in the 9th grade in two Swedish
schools. A questionnaire
regarding meal habits, sweets
consumption and physical exercise
was answered by 143 adolescents
(69 girls and 74 boys).
Length and weight were recorded
and BMI was calculated. Eleven
percent of the adolescents were
classified as having overweight.
Most of the subjects ate breakfast
daily, but only slightly more than
50 % of them ate the school-lunch
daily. About 90 % of the adolescents
consumed sweets, snacks
and soft drinks at least once a
week. Nearly all of them participated
in physical training during
school time, and 75 % of the boys
and 63 % of the girls were exercising
regularly after school. Although
there were only ten vegetarians
(7%) in this group some differences
could be identified. In
spite of poor physical activity and
irregular meals, none of the vegetarians
had overweight.