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Ishak, Zahari; Fin, Low Suet; Wan Ibrahim, Wan Abdul Hakim; Md. Zain, Fuziah; Yahya, Abqariyah; Selamat, Rusidah; Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid; Mokhtar, Abdul Halim – SAGE Open, 2022
The prevalence of fast food consumption and childhood obesity has increased rapidly. This study aimed to assess the association between the frequency of fast food consumption in the past week with emotional and behavioral problems of 624 adolescents with overweight and obese problems (mean age = 14.6). Frequency of fast food consumption was…
Descriptors: Obesity, Eating Habits, Adolescents, Emotional Problems
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Hussien, Ahmad A.; Abdellattif, Adnan H.; Abumunshar, Ali A.; Samara, Ahmad; Sharif, Labib; Alkaiyat, Abdulsalam; Koni, Amer A.; Zyoud, Sa'ed H. – SAGE Open, 2022
University students constitute a target for risk-reduction interventions regarding food poisoning as they are among those with higher exposure to problematic food. This is particularly important since young adults' knowledge regarding measures to prevent foodborne illnesses was found to be inadequate. Therefore, the objectives of this study were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Food, Safety, College Students
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Spruance, Lori Andersen; Atoloye, Abiodun; Douglass, Deirdre; Zimmerman, Thea Palmer; Guenther, Patricia M.; Franck, Karen; Henson, Teresa; Moore, Carla J.; Wood, Gina; Durward, Carrie M. – SAGE Open, 2019
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the acceptability and usability of an online training to prepare Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) educators to collect 24-hr dietary recalls using the Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24). Fifty-eight educators in 17 states were recruited to take the…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Foods Instruction, Usability, Dietetics
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Tao, Shuman; Wu, Xiaoyan; Zhang, Yukun; Tao, Fangbiao – SAGE Open, 2019
Students with multiple health risk behaviors (HRB) have increased amount of research attention. The study aimed to examine the multiple health behaviors and whether these behaviors differ by demographic characteristics and social factors in a 1-year follow-up study among 1,989 students. All the measures were from the Youth Risk Behavior…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Physical Activity Level, Team Sports, Suicide
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Ahmadi, Davod; Sinclair, Kate; Ebadi, Narges; Helal, Gabrielle; Melgar-quinonez, Hugo – SAGE Open, 2017
This study examined associations between main references Anglophone and Francophone men and women refer to when learning healthy eating, and their knowledge of best food habits (KBFH), body mass index (BMI) status, sex, age, education, and household income. Data were obtained from a 2012 Statistics Canada survey (Canadian Community Health Survey:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Eating Habits, Health Behavior, Gender Differences
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Hong, Rei-Mei; Chen, Mei-Yen; Guo, Su-Er; Hee, Lisa – SAGE Open, 2015
Tobacco use is the most preventable cause of chronic diseases and cancers worldwide. In south-western Taiwan, tobacco use has become one of the top risk behaviors. Smoking in young people has been associated with alcohol addiction and drug abuse in later life; and most smokers start young. Initiation of cigarette smoking at an early age leads to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Smoking, Health Behavior, Program Effectiveness