Diet quality, nutrition and physical activity among adolescents

The Web-SPAN (Web-Survey of Physical Activity and Nutrition) project

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15096079
AutoresKeith Storey (0000-0001-8215-9143, University of Alberta, autor de correspondencia), Kate E Storey, Laura E Forbes (University of Alberta), Shawn N Fraser (0000-0002-5715-4313, Athabasca University), John C Spence (0000-0001-8485-1336, University of Alberta), Ronald C Plotnikoff (0000-0002-3763-8273, University of Alberta), Kim D Raine (0000-0002-3906-8219, University of Alberta), Rhona M Hanning (0000-0001-5242-142X, University of Waterloo), Linda J McCargar (University of Alberta)
Año2009
Volumen12
Número11
Páginas2009-2017
Fecha de publicación2009-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980009990292
PMID19545471
OpenAlexW2100063747
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas16
Referencias citadas29

Objective To assess the overall diet quality of a sample of adolescents living in Alberta, Canada, and evaluate whether diet quality, nutrient intakes, meal behaviours (i.e. meal skipping and consuming meals away from home) and physical activity are related. Design A cross-sectional study design. Students completed the self-administered Web-Survey of Physical Activity and Nutrition (Web-SPAN). Students were classified as having poor, average or superior diet quality based on Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating (CFGHE). Setting One hundred and thirty-six schools (37 %) within forty-four public and private school boards (75 %) in Alberta, Canada. Subjects Grade 7 to 10 Alberta students ( n 4936) participated in the school-based research. Results On average, students met macronutrient requirements; however, micronutrient and fibre intakes were suboptimal. Median CFGHE food group intakes were below recommendations. Those with poor diet quality (42 %) had lower intakes of protein, fibre and low-calorie beverages; higher intakes of carbohydrates, fat and Other Foods (e.g. foods containing mostly sugar, high-salt/fat foods, high-calorie beverages, low-calorie beverages and high-sugar/fat foods); a lower frequency of consuming breakfast and a higher frequency of consuming meals away from home; and a lower level of physical activity when compared with students with either average or superior diet quality. Conclusions Alberta adolescents were not meeting minimum CFGHE recommendations, and thus had suboptimal intakes and poor diet quality. Suboptimal nutritional intakes, meal behaviours and physical inactivity were all related to poor diet quality and reflect the need to target these health behaviours in order to improve diet quality and overall health and wellness

Added sugar · Biology · Calorie · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Food group · Meal · Micronutrient · Obesity · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Food Science · Gerontology