Eating behavior and physical activity in adolescents

Eating behavior and physical activity in adolescents

1 Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Faculdade de Educação Física e Desportos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia. Campus Universitário R. José Lourenço Kelmer, s/n., São Pedro, 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil. Correspondência para/Correspondence to: LS FORTES. E-mails: ; . 2 Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia,...

Effect of Quran on promoting the eating habits and physical activity of adolescents: using the theory of planned behavior

Bakground: Today, the effect of education on life style by applying theories has been proven in different studies.The purpose of this study is Effect of Quran’s Teachings on Healthy Eeating Habits and Physical Activity of Gonabad Students using theory of planned behavior and Comparison of It between Boys and Girls in 2013. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study (pretest-posttest without cont...

Depression, Obesity, Eating Behavior, and Physical Activity

Eating habits, physical activity, consumption of substances and eating disorders in adolescents.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences between adolescents with a high or low risk of developing an eating disorder (ED) in different health behaviors (eating habits, physical activity and the consumption of substances) per gender. The EAT-40 and the Inventory of Behavioral Health in Scholars were applied to 2142 middle school students from Alicante (Spain), of whom 52.8% were gi...

Effectiveness of the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Weight Loss and Eating Behavior in Overweight Adolescents

Background: Nutrition education is a key component of health promotion programs and leads to the improvement of nutritional behaviors of adolescents. Understanding the stages of cognitive-behavioral therapy in eating behavior and weight loss in adolescents is important in terms of preventive care. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral ...