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Harrell, Melissa; Medina, Jose; Greene-Cramer, Blanche; Sharma, Shreela V.; Arora, Monika – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2015
This qualitative study documents perceived benefits of and barriers to engaging in healthy eating behaviors among adolescents in New Delhi, India. Researchers explored factors that influenced the consumption of breakfast, fruits and vegetables, and soft drinks in this population and adolescents' ideas about how to intervene to encourage or…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Health Behavior, Foreign Countries, Barriers
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Harrell, Melissa; Ussery, Emily; Greene-Cramer, Blanche; Ranjit, Nalini; Sharma, Shreela V. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2015
Purpose: To examine the relationships between "westernization" and nutrition and physical activity behaviors among older adolescents in Delhi, India. These relations have not been explored, despite increasingly strong and pervasive socio-cultural influences from the West. Methods: Students (n=1818) in 8th and 10th grades in 4 Private…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Physical Activity Level, Correlation, Health Behavior