2005
DOI: 10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60257-1
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Barriers to and Motivators for Healthful Eating as Perceived by Rural and Urban Costa Rican Adolescents

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“…This observation is consistent with previous research reporting constantly higher self-perceptions and physical activity behavior among adolescent boys [3,10,35], with these relationships extending into adulthood. For girls, the greater importance, interest, and usefulness associated with maintaining a healthy diet are critical to healthier eating behavior when compared with their male counterparts.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
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“…This observation is consistent with previous research reporting constantly higher self-perceptions and physical activity behavior among adolescent boys [3,10,35], with these relationships extending into adulthood. For girls, the greater importance, interest, and usefulness associated with maintaining a healthy diet are critical to healthier eating behavior when compared with their male counterparts.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…The importance of eating behavior to adolescent girls has also been reported [33]. Contrarily, boys are less likely to report, acknowledge, or understand the importance of healthy eating behavior [34], and may avoid discussing and acknowledging healthy dietary choices for fear of appearing effeminate [35]. The observation that boys reported higher perception of competence for healthy eating compared with girls could, in speculation, be explained by a more lenient definition of what "healthy eating" means.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Adolescents in other studies have identified the absence of healthy food in schools as a barrier to healthy eating [28]. In our study, girls from private and public schools reported that they were regularly tempted to buy the junk food that was available at kiosks because healthy food options were lacking.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…Segundo Gellar et al 27 o tipo de alimentação disponí-vel em casa, adquirida pelos familiares, foi citado como barreira para se ter uma alimentação saudável entre os adolescentes; contudo, a família foi citada como a principal influência em favor de uma alimentação saudável. Da mesma forma, adolescentes costarriquenhos também se sentem totalmente dependentes das decisões dos pais em relação a suas práticas alimentares 30 .…”
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“…Assim como observado neste estudo, Bauer et al 26 e Monge-Rojas et al 30 também identificaram que o acesso facilitado a alimentos de baixo valor nutricional e a qualidade da alimentação servida dentro do ambiente escolar foram citados como empecilhos para a adoção de uma alimentação saudável. No estudo de Gellar et al 27 ,o ambiente escolar também foi descrito como o local de maior exposição a alimentos pouco saudáveis.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified