“…To prevent obesity, the authentic involvement of adolescents to understand how food systems contribute to their food preferences and food-related behaviors is needed ( Caswell and Hanning, 2018 ; Canavan and Fawzi, 2019 ; Browne et al ., 2020 ; Koletzko et al ., 2020 ). Research methods such as dialogue forums, participatory action research (PAR) and arts-based methods can ensure authentic involvement, and help adolescents become agents of change ( Gold-Watts et al ., 2021 ; Grewal et al ., 2020 ; Johnson et al ., 2017 ; Youth in CO-CREATE, n.d. ). In this study, the photo elicitation method, with elements from photovoice—a method whereby photos are taken by participants and later discussed and analyzed, was implemented.…”