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. 2009;60(4):341-5.

[Can health behavior of Polish adolescents foster prevalence of overweight and obesity?]

[Article in Polish]
Anna Waśkiewicz  1 , Zofia Słońska, Wojciech Drygas
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  • PMID: 20361561

[Can health behavior of Polish adolescents foster prevalence of overweight and obesity?]

[Article in Polish]
Anna Waśkiewicz et al. Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig. 2009.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity and health behavior leading to those diseases among Polish adolescents. In year 2006 a survey study was conveyed among a representative sample of 530 girls and 518 boys aged 11-16 from whole territory of Poland. Overweight and obesity were noted in 8.7% of girls and 10.2% of boys. Among studied subjects a low level of physical activity (60% of boys and 70% of girls did not reach the recommended level of physical activity) and large amount of time spend in front of TV and computer (4 hours during the weekdays and 5.5 hours during days off school) were observed. Study also showed negative dietary habits: skipping first breakfasts and eating too many sweets and sweetened soda beverages and salted snacks as well a tendency to buy unhealthy products at school shops.

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