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Healthy eating and physical activity among low-income Hispanic adolescents and a school-based intervention

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  • Bishop, Wyatt
  • Chavarin, Claudia
  • Gonzales, Hildy A.
  • Iparraguirre, Jennifer
  • Mann, Jovy
  • Specker, Sarah
  • Linton, Kristen F.

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Hispanic and low-income adolescents have significantly higher overweight and obesity rates than others. This study described the nutrition and physical activity habits of a sample of 122 low-income, Hispanic adolescents and assessed the impact of their environment on their nutrition and physical activity. The study also assessed the outcomes of a pilot of a Farm to Table Chef Demonstration and Blender Bike intervention among a subsample of 16 participants. Family members' influence had a stronger positive correlation to healthy eating while friends' influence had a stronger positive correlation to exercise. The intervention piloted was statistically significantly associated with an increase in vegetable consumption.

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  • Bishop, Wyatt & Chavarin, Claudia & Gonzales, Hildy A. & Iparraguirre, Jennifer & Mann, Jovy & Specker, Sarah & Linton, Kristen F., 2018. "Healthy eating and physical activity among low-income Hispanic adolescents and a school-based intervention," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 151-156.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:86:y:2018:i:c:p:151-156
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.01.037
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    1. Sandu, Petru & Chereches, Razvan M. & Baba, Catalin O. & Revnic, Radu N. & Mocean, Floarea, 2018. "Environmental influences on physical activity – Romanian youths' perspectives," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 95(C), pages 71-79.

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