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The Snacking Habits in Junior High School Students: The Nutritional Implication-a Short Report
M. Steiner-Asiedu, J.E. Jantuah and A.K. Anderson
Corresponding Author: M. Steiner-Asiedu
Submitted: 2011 December, 30
Accepted: 2012 January, 25
Published: 2012 February, 25 |
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Adolescents snack frequently but their choice of snacking foods may be poor. This puts them at risk
of overweight. Watching TV for longer hours causes a decline in their physical activities hence liable to
increase in body weight. The aim of the study was to examine the snacking and TV viewing behaviours of
Junior High School students and their association with body weight. A cross-sectional study was carried out
among a convenient sample of 121 adolescents (54 females and 67 males) aged between 11 and 15 years.
Logistic regressions were performed to examine the association between the frequency and type of snack
consumed and television viewing with overweight. The most common period of snacking was between
breakfast and lunch. Snacking during watching TV was a common practice among the students. Snacking on
foods high in sugar and fats were strongly associated with the likelihood of being overweight. Snacking while
viewing TV and television viewing for 4-5 h a day was associated with increase in BMI. Both males and
females preferred normal body image. The intake of snacks high in sugar and fat promoted an increase in BMI.
Longer hours of watching television and snacking were associated with increased likelihood of being
overweight.
Key words: Adolescents, body mass index (BMI), snacks, snacking behaviours, watching television, ,
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M. Steiner-Asiedu, J.E. Jantuah and A.K. Anderson, . The Snacking Habits in Junior High School Students: The Nutritional Implication-a Short Report. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, (1): 42-46.
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