The intake and quality of breakfast consumption in adolescents attending public secondary schools in the North West province, South Africa
ثبت نشده
چکیده
2015;28(2) S Afr J Clin Nutr Tee L,1 MSc Nutrition, Student; Botha C,1 PhD, HMS, Senior Lecturer Laubscher R,2 BCom(Maths), Biostatistician; Jerling J,1 PhD, Professor 1Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2Biostatistics Unit, Medical Research Council, Tygerberg Correspondence to: Chrisna Botha, e-mail: [email protected]
منابع مشابه
Breakfast consumption among children and adolescents in the Netherlands.
BACKGROUND The Netherlands Nutrition Centre (NNC) recommends eating a daily breakfast preferably including products from five food groups. The aims of this study were to examine to what extent breakfast consumption among Dutch youngsters attending primary and secondary education (aged 10-19 years) is in accordance with these recommendations and whether breakfast habits differ among demographic ...
متن کاملApplication of the theory of reasoned action to promoting breakfast consumption
Background: Breakfast is the most important daily meal, but neglected more than other meals by children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention, based on the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) to increase breakfast consumption among school children in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Methods: In this quasi experimental study which was conducted...
متن کاملBreakfast habits affect overall nutrient profiles in adolescents.
OBJECTIVE To describe breakfast consumption patterns, on a nutrient and food item level, in Belgian adolescents. DESIGN A 7-day estimated food record was administered in a cross-sectional survey. SETTING Secondary schools in Ghent, Belgium. SUBJECTS A total of 341 adolescents (13-18 years old), multistage clustered sampling. RESULTS The energy contribution of breakfast to daily energy i...
متن کاملSexual abstinence: What is the understanding and views of secondary school learners in a semi-rural area of North West Province, South Africa?
Among strategies to prevent HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancies, are programs that promote sexual abstinence among adolescents. However, literature suggests that there may be differences in the understanding of abstinence across adolescents, and this study sought to explore the understanding of sexual abstinence among both male and female learners in a sec...
متن کاملDietary habits and physical activity levels in Jordanian adolescents attending private versus public schools.
The present study examined differences in dietary habits and physical activity levels between students attending private and public high schools in Jordan. A total of 386 secondary-school males and 349 females aged 14-18 years were randomly recruited using a multistage, stratified, cluster sampling technique. Dietary habits and physical activity level were self-reported in a validated questionn...
متن کامل