The weight control practices of 15 year old New Zealanders
作者:
A. WORSLEY,
A.J. WORSLEY,
S. McCONNON,
P. SILVA,
期刊:
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
(WILEY Available online 1990)
卷期:
Volume 26,
issue 1
页码: 41-45
ISSN:1034-4810
年代: 1990
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1990.tb02377.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: adolescence;diet;eating behaviours;survey;weight control
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractMore than 800 15 year old members of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development study cohort completed a questionnaire designed to provide descriptive data concerning the weight control behaviours of this sample of New Zealand adolescents.The results showed that approximately 75% of the adolescents were within acceptable body mass index ranges. However 68% of the girls (but only 19% of the boys) wanted to weigh less than their present weight.Generally, girls were more concerned about their body weight than boys: 26% of girls weighed themselves fortnightly or more often, compared with 12% of boys; 45% of girls reported that they were trying to lose weight at present, compared with 9.5% of boys. The main methods of weight reduction included weight reduction diets (21% of girls, 4% of boys in the previous year); exercise such as jogging, walking, swimming and cycling (60% of girts, 34% of boys); and participation in dieting and fitness clubs (35% of girls, 16% of boys). In addition, 20% of girls reported using techniques such as slimming tablets (3%), cigarette smoking (5%) and self‐induced vomiting (5%) to control weight.The results show that weight control is a major preoccupation of many girls and some boys. Results are discussed in relation to differential social influences on the sexes, and health consequence
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