Participation in organized sports is associated with decreased likelihood of unhealthy lifestyle habits in adolescents

Factors Associated With Unhealthy Snacks Consumption Among Adolescents in Iran’s Schools

Background Well-informed interventions are needed if school-based health promotion is to be effective. Amongother aims, the Iranian Health Promoting School (IHPS) program that was launched in 2011, has an important aimof promoting dietary behaviors of adolescents. The present study, therefore, aimed to investigate the factors affectingunhealthy snacking of adolescents and provide evidence for a...

Delinquent tendencies and participation in an organized sports program.

Associations between sports participation, adiposity and obesity-related health behaviors in Australian adolescents

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between organized sports participation, weight status, physical activity, screen time, and important food habits in a large nationally representative sample of Australian adolescents. METHODS Nationally representative cross-sectional study of 12,188 adolescents from 238 secondary schools aged between 12 and 17 years (14.47 ±...

Dietary and lifestyle habits amongst adolescents in Bahrain

BACKGROUND Changes in dietary habits and lifestyle are considered the main factors associated with several diet-related diseases in the Arab Gulf countries. The aim of this study was, therefore, to describe the dietary and lifestyle habits amongst adolescents in Bahrain. DESIGN A cross-sectional study was carried out amongst male and female secondary school students selected using the multi-s...

Dietary habits and lifestyle among adolescents in Damascus, Syria.

INTRODUCTION Dietary and lifestyle behaviours among adolescents are risk factors for several chronic diseases in adulthood. OBJECTIVE To examine the differences in dietary habits and lifestyle between male and female adolescents in Syria. MATERIALS AND METHOD A cross-sectional multi-stage stratified sampling study was carried out on adolescents, 15-18-years-old, in Damascus, Syria. The tota...