Association Between Dietary Patterns and BMI Among Adolescents in Tulkarm City

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dc.contributor.advisorDr. Mariam Amer Al-Tell
dc.contributor.authorMuneer Murad Issa
dc.contributor.authorFaris Ghassan Nasrallah
dc.contributor.authorAmmar As'ad Odeh
dc.contributor.authorAmaal Kheir-Eddeen Al Khateeb
dc.contributor.authorAbdellateef Abdel Fattah Ledawi
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-12T10:55:52Z
dc.date.available2020-08-12T10:55:52Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-25
dc.description.abstractBackground :Monitoring the quality of the foods consumed during adolescence is important as little is known about the factors that promote changes in the eating behavior and as fasting, irregular and restricted diets . BMI ranges reflect the effect of body weight on health and disease. The risk of some diseases increases as BMI increases. Condition particularly related to overweight and obesity include; cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, cancer and diabetes . Aim:The main purpose of this study is to investigate the association between dietary patterns and BMI among adolescents 13-16 years old. Methodology:This study useda descriptive quantitativemethod,and a cross-sectional design was used to gather information once and only . 358 students were recruited in the study , ( 44% female –169/358 , 56% male -189/358 ) . Conclusion :Prevalence of underweight , obesity , overweight was 9.2% , 21.8% , 16.8% respectively . we also found that most of students take their breakfast before leaving to schools (46.7%) , most of students (43.6%) eat three meals daily , and most of them also (34.9%) do sports outside school , which is considered as healthy patterns .en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11888/15373
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectAdolescents ,eating patterns , BMI , obesity , overweight , dietary patterns .en_US
dc.titleAssociation Between Dietary Patterns and BMI Among Adolescents in Tulkarm Cityen_US
dc.typeGraduation Projecten_US
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