Dietary Knowledge, Dietary Adherence, and BMI of Lebanese Adolescents and Their Parents.

ABSTRACT: Paediatric obesity is a severe public health problem accompanied by several physical and mental complications, mainly due to an imbalance between energy input and output. Dietary behaviours are influenced by many demographic factors and determinants, such as the place of residence and the level of dietary knowledge of the children and their parents. The aim of the current paper is to assess the levels of dietary knowledge, dietary adherence (in relation to recommendations), and the body mass index (BMI) of Lebanese adolescents in association with demographic variables, their parents' dietary knowledge and adherence levels, and with other lifestyle behaviours. This cross-sectional study included 1535 Lebanese adolescents aged 15 to 18 years, from 16 public and private high schools located i

SUBMITTER: Said L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7468749 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature