Diet, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in 11–13 year old UK adolescents: The Gateshead Millennium Study

Recent survey data suggest that 33.9% of English 10–11 year old children are overweight or obese(1), and do not meet recommendations for physical activity(2) (60 minutes moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) daily(3) or aspects of dietary intake(4) (5 portions of fruit and vegetabl...

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Published inProceedings of the Nutrition Society Vol. 72; no. OCE4
Main Authors Basterfield, L., Reilly, J. K., Slack, E. L., Parkinson, K. N., Pearce, M. S., Dale, A., Le Couteur, A. S., Adamson, A. J., Reilly, J. J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2013
Subjects
Adolescents
Behavior
Body mass index
Body weight
Children
Diet
Dietary intake
Exercise
Males
Nutrition research
Obesity
Overweight
Physical activity
Public health
Sedentary behavior
Teenagers
England
Scotland
United Kingdom > UK
Northern Ireland
Wales
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Summary:Recent survey data suggest that 33.9% of English 10–11 year old children are overweight or obese(1), and do not meet recommendations for physical activity(2) (60 minutes moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) daily(3) or aspects of dietary intake(4) (5 portions of fruit and vegetables daily). The purpose of the current study was to measure prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents, and describe their dietary intake, physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) in relation to UK health recommendations. In this sample of secondary school adolescents, public health guidelines for physical activity and diet were not met, and levels of overweight and obesity were high.
ISSN:0029-6651
1475-2719
DOI:10.1017/S0029665113002474