Effectiveness of a nutrition and physical activity intervention among adolescent

Unhealthy food intake, physical inactivity, and body image (BI) dissatisfaction could potentially lead to obesity health problems. This cluster-randomized intervention study aimed investigate the effectiveness of a nutrition activity (PA) on related knowledge, attitudes, practices among Saudi adolescent girls (aged 13–14) living in Arar City. One hundred thirty-eight were selected recruited randomly from two schools. The respondents group (IG; n=68) received three-month program that consisted six 90- minute sessions. participants control (CG; n=70) only their traditional education did not receive program. groups’ total pre-test scores for significantly different; therefore, used as covariates. IG demonstrated significant improvements (p<0.001 all), improvement was greater than CG at post- test follow-up time points both). These findings provide evidence influence nutrition, PA, positive BI girls.