Healthy eating and physical activity among low-income Hispanic adolescents and a school-based intervention

Wyatt Bishop, Claudia Chavarin, Hildy A. Gonzales, Jennifer Iparraguirre, Jovy Mann, Sarah Specker and Kristen F. Linton

Children and Youth Services Review, 2018, vol. 86, issue C, 151-156

Abstract: Hispanic and low-income adolescents have significantly higher overweight and obesity rates than others. This study described the nutrition and physical activity habits of a sample of 122 low-income, Hispanic adolescents and assessed the impact of their environment on their nutrition and physical activity. The study also assessed the outcomes of a pilot of a Farm to Table Chef Demonstration and Blender Bike intervention among a subsample of 16 participants. Family members' influence had a stronger positive correlation to healthy eating while friends' influence had a stronger positive correlation to exercise. The intervention piloted was statistically significantly associated with an increase in vegetable consumption.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.01.037

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