Understanding Eating Behaviors of New Dehli's Youth

Autor/inn/en	Harrell, Melissa; Medina, Jose; Greene-Cramer, Blanche; Sharma, Shreela V.; Arora, Monika
Titel	Understanding Eating Behaviors of New Dehli's Youth
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research on Children, 6 (2015) 2, Artikel 8 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2155-5834
Schlagwörter	Eating Habits; Health Behavior; Foreign Countries; Barriers; Food; Private Schools; Nutrition; Adolescents; Preferences; Diseases; Intervention; Obesity; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Ausland; Lebensmittel; Private school; Privatschule; Ernährung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Disease; Krankheit; Adipositas; Indien
Abstract	This qualitative study documents perceived benefits of and barriers to engaging in healthy eating behaviors among adolescents in New Delhi, India. Researchers explored factors that influenced the consumption of breakfast, fruits and vegetables, and soft drinks in this population and adolescents' ideas about how to intervene to encourage or discourage, respectively, these behaviors. Students (n=151 6th and 8th graders) from five private schools participated in focus group discussions. Findings showed that the majority of youth eat breakfast that may consist of traditional and Western choices. Despite sound knowledge of the benefits of fruits and vegetables consumption, adolescents do not eat the recommended daily servings due to flavor preferences. Soft drink consumption was, reportedly, universal. Several factors influenced these decisions and details are herein provided. The paucity of studies on this subject provides researchers with the opportunity to explore how eating patterns of Indian youth might be shaping the health and disease landscape of India in the upcoming decades. The study adds to the slim body of literature on the subject and could be used to inform future nutrition interventions in India. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01