Fast-food and sweetened beverage consumption: association with overweight and high waist circumference in adolescents

200978 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Damian Francis · University of the West Indies System

Jan Van den Broeck · University of the West Indies System

Novie Younger · University of the West Indies System

Shelly McFarlane · University of the West Indies System

Kimberley Rudder · University of the West Indies System

Georgianna Gordon-Strachan · University of the West Indies System

Andrienne Grant

Abstract

Overweight occurs frequently among Jamaican 15-19-year-olds and is associated with increased consumption of sweetened beverages. High WC is more prevalent among females and is related to low consumption of fruits and vegetables. Measures to reduce the consumption of sweetened beverages and increase fruit intake may reduce the prevalence of excess body fat among adolescents.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Birth, Development, and Health Health and Lifestyle Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Public Health Nutrition

Volume 12, Issue 8, pp. 1106-1114

DOI: 10.1017/s1368980009004960

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