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Factors influencing adolescents' dietary behaviors in the school and home environment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Background: Malnutrition affects many adolescents in Ethiopia. Over one-third of adolescent girls and two-thirds of boys are thin. Overweight and obesity in Ethiopia is mostly a concern in urban populations of higher wealth quintiles. Urbanization and globalization of diets is shifting food environm...

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Main Authors: Trübswasser, Ursula, Talsma, Elise F., Ekubay, Selamawit, Poelman, Maartje P., Holdsworth, Michelle, Feskens, Edith J.M., Baye, Kaleab
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Frontiers Media 2022
Subjects:
malnutrition
adolescents
gender
overweight
obesity
urban populations
income
urbanization
globalization
food
nutrition
diet
schools
school feeding
dietary diversity
health
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126453
Summary:Background: Malnutrition affects many adolescents in Ethiopia. Over one-third of adolescent girls and two-thirds of boys are thin. Overweight and obesity in Ethiopia is mostly a concern in urban populations of higher wealth quintiles. Urbanization and globalization of diets is shifting food environments. The objective of this study was to assess whether food environments in and around schools in urban Ethiopia influence dietary diversity, quality, BMI status or perceptions of adolescents.

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