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Mbenyane, X. G. Ligege, Ntovhedzeni 2015 2019-06-04T19:17:25Z 2019-06-04T19:17:25Z 2019-05-18 Ligege, Ntovhedzeni (2015) The investigation of eating and lifestyle habits of overweight and obese teenager aged between 13-18 years in Thulamela Municipality, University of Venda, South Africa. <http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1323>. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1323 Ligege N. The investigation of eating and lifestyle habits of overweight and obese teenager aged between 13-18 years in Thulamela Municipality. []. , 2019 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1323 Ligege, N. (2019). <i>The investigation of eating and lifestyle habits of overweight and obese teenager aged between 13-18 years in Thulamela Municipality</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1323 Ligege, Ntovhedzeni. <i>"The investigation of eating and lifestyle habits of overweight and obese teenager aged between 13-18 years in Thulamela Municipality."</i> ., , 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1323 TY - Dissertation AU - Ligege, Ntovhedzeni AB - Context: A survey made worldwide (including South Africa) revealed that most teenagers are overweight and obese and that they eat little nutritious food. Obesity and overweight are public health problems and need to be addressed from a community perspective. The reason for exploring this problem in this study was that South Africa has one of the highest rates of overweight and obesity in the world among urban and rural black women. Objective: Investigating the eating and lifestyle habits of overweight and obese female teenagers in Thulamela Local Municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa. Design, setting and participants: This was an exploratory, descriptive study conducted in 2006–2007 amongst 125 female teenagers aged 13 to 18 years from rural schools in Thulamela Local Municipality. A hundred and twenty-five questionnaires were completed and data were gathered on the demographics, social and lifestyle habits, nutrition-related problems, dietary patterns and dietary history of the participants. Measurements: Eating and lifestyle habits, physical activity, meaning of healthy and unhealthy dietary habits, weight, height and body mass index were measured. Results: Seventy percent of the respondents actively consumed three meals in a day, 83% consumed starchy snacks between meals, whilst 72% of the respondents carried lunchboxes to school. Regarding lifestyle habits, 88% of the respondents slept more hours than recommended (8 hours) 88% performed sedentary activities and 66% did physical activities such as walking. Conclusion: The results pointed out unhealthy eating and lifestyle habits influencing teenagers’ weight. Identified factors must be considered in order to develop tailored nutrition interventions to improve teenagers’ consciousness about adopting a healthy lifestyle. DA - 2019-05-18 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Eating KW - Lifestyle habits KW - Overweight KW - Physical activity KW - Weight KW - Meaning of healthy KW - Obese KW - Teenager LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2019 T1 - The investigation of eating and lifestyle habits of overweight and obese teenager aged between 13-18 years in Thulamela Municipality TI - The investigation of eating and lifestyle habits of overweight and obese teenager aged between 13-18 years in Thulamela Municipality UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1323 ER - MSCNPT Department of Nutrition Context: A survey made worldwide (including South Africa) revealed that most teenagers are overweight and obese and that they eat little nutritious food. Obesity and overweight are public health problems and need to be addressed from a community perspective. The reason for exploring this problem in this study was that South Africa has one of the highest rates of overweight and obesity in the world among urban and rural black women. Objective: Investigating the eating and lifestyle habits of overweight and obese female teenagers in Thulamela Local Municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa. Design, setting and participants: This was an exploratory, descriptive study conducted in 2006–2007 amongst 125 female teenagers aged 13 to 18 years from rural schools in Thulamela Local Municipality. A hundred and twenty-five questionnaires were completed and data were gathered on the demographics, social and lifestyle habits, nutrition-related problems, dietary patterns and dietary history of the participants. Measurements: Eating and lifestyle habits, physical activity, meaning of healthy and unhealthy dietary habits, weight, height and body mass index were measured. Results: Seventy percent of the respondents actively consumed three meals in a day, 83% consumed starchy snacks between meals, whilst 72% of the respondents carried lunchboxes to school. Regarding lifestyle habits, 88% of the respondents slept more hours than recommended (8 hours) 88% performed sedentary activities and 66% did physical activities such as walking. Conclusion: The results pointed out unhealthy eating and lifestyle habits influencing teenagers’ weight. Identified factors must be considered in order to develop tailored nutrition interventions to improve teenagers’ consciousness about adopting a healthy lifestyle. NRF 1 online resource (xi, 110 leaves) en University of Venda Eating Lifestyle habits Overweight Physical activity Weight Meaning of healthy Obese Teenager UCTD 616.380968257 Food -- South Africa -- Limpopo Nutrition -- South Africa -- Limpopo Teenagers -- South Africa -- Limpopo Body weight -- South Africa -- Limpopo Obesity in adolescence -- South Africa -- Limpopo The investigation of eating and lifestyle habits of overweight and obese teenager aged between 13-18 years in Thulamela Municipality Dissertation open.access