Relations between Weight Status and the Food and Activity Choices of Adolescents
Description:
This study will determine whether there is a relationship between the weight, status, ethnicity and gender of adolescents and their dietary intake and physical activity. Five schools are participating in the study with the support of the staff of Steps to a Healthier Hillsborough Initiative, School District of Hillsborough County. This research will conduct analyses to determine whether an overall relationship exists in dietary intake behaviors and in physical activity behaviors between weight category groups by gender and ethnicity. The data will influence school district programming on adolescent health to allow researchers to develop interventions targeting health promotion and protective factors.
Contact Person: Kathleen H Armstrong
Funding for Academic Year: 2006-07