Overweight in Cree Schoolchildren and Adolescents Associated with Diet, Low Physical Activity, and High Television Viewing

Bernard, Luce; Lavallée, Claudette; Gray‐Donald, Katherine; Delisle, Hélène

doi:10.1016/s0002-8223(95)00221-9

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“…The prevalence of overweight and overall poor dietary quality is a public health concern in the three communities. The high proportion of at risk for overweight and overweight youth in the present study is similar to previous studies conducted among the Cree (10,13) and similar to other studies indicating a high prevalence of overweight among indigenous youth (23,24) . The prevalence of overweight in this study population is four to five times higher than that of the general Canadian population of similarly aged children (25) .…”

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Emerging obesity and dietary habits among James Bay Cree youth

Khalil

Johnson‐Down

Egeland

2010

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To describe dietary habits and extent of overweight and obesity among Cree youth. Design: Dietary intake and habits were assessed by a 24 h recall and FFQ as part of a cross-sectional survey. Setting: Three Cree communities in northern Québec, Canada. Subjects: A total of 125 youth aged 9-18 years. Results: Overall 67?6 % of the study population was either at risk of overweight or overweight. Over 98 % had a usual saturated fat intake over 10 % of energy while 65 % had a lower consumption of fruit/vegetables and 95 % had a lower consumption of milk and milk products than recommended by Canada's Food Guide. The majority (96?8 %) consumed high-fat foods (.40 % of total energy as fat), which accounted for 39 % of total energy intake (EI). Similarly, 92?8 % consumed high-sugar food and beverages (.25 % of total energy as sugar), which accounted for 12?8 % of total EI. Furthermore, 95 % of the youth had a Healthy Eating Index (HEI) below the recommended score of 80 or above. Certain measures of diet quality (traditional food (TF) consumption, HEI and vegetables and fruit consumption) were significantly correlated with adiposity measures. Conclusions: A high prevalence of low-diet quality was found with a high degree of sugar and fat intake and a low consumption of vegetables/fruit and milk/milk alternates and any weekly TF. Dietary interventions are sorely needed.

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“…Moreover, anthropometry was directly measured in contrast to the self-reported data presented earlier (10) . The prevalence of overweight and overall poor dietary quality is a public health concern in the three communities.…”

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confidence: 99%

Emerging obesity and dietary habits among James Bay Cree youth

Khalil

Johnson‐Down

Egeland

2010

Public Health Nutr.

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“…This finding is consistent with the results of Bernard et al 34 Barba et al were the first to report a significant inverse association between frequency of milk consumption and BMI in children. 35 In our study, such findings were significant for boys, but not for girls.…”

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Association of physical activity and dietary behaviours in relation to the body mass index in a national sample of Iranian children and adolescents: CASPIAN Study

Kelishadi

Ardalan

Gheiratmand

et al. 2007

Bull World Health Organ

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Objective To examine the relation of dietary and physical activity (PA) patterns with the body mass index (BMI), and the associations between these patterns among children. Methods A representative sample of 21 111 school students aged 6-18 years was selected by multistage random cluster sampling from 23 provinces in the Islamic Republic of Iran. PA and dietary pattern were assessed by self-administered validated questionnaires. Findings Fruit and vegetables, dairy products and snacks (salty, fatty or sweet) had a similar consumption frequency of approximately twice a day. The type of fat most frequently consumed was hydrogenated solid fat (consumed by 73.8% of families). The PA level was significantly higher among boys than girls, in rural than in urban residents, and in intermediate students than high-school students. Among boys, the frequency of consumption of vegetables and plant proteins (R² = 0.46); and among girls, the frequency of consumption of dairy products and fruits, as well as high PA level had a significant inverse association with BMI (R² = 0.57). Among boys, the low frequency of consumption of fruits, the time spent on PA and the energy expenditure; and among girls, the time spent on PA and the energy expenditure, had significant relationships with overweight. When controlling for covariates, PA levels had significant relationships with the frequency of consumption of all food groups. Conclusion Unhealthy lifestyles make Iranian young people prone to chronic diseases later in life. When examining their health benefits, the interrelationship of dietary and PA behaviours should be considered. Voir page 24 le résumé en français. En la página 25 figura un resumen en español. IntroductionAccording to WHO estimates, by 2020, noncommunicable diseases (NCD) will account for approximately three quarters of all deaths in the developing world.1 Interest in childhood precursors to chronic diseases is increasing because the behavioural and biological risk fact t tors for chronic diseases persist from childhood into adulthood.2-4 Declining levels of physical activity (PA) as well as nutrition transition (i.e. the trend towards increased consumption of a diet high in saturated fat, sugar and refined foods, and low in fibre) among commut t nities are thought to be partly responsible for the rising rate of such risk factors worldwide. In this regard, a potential emerging public health concern in developing countries is likely to be the increasing incidence of childhood overweight, which in the future is likely to create an enormous public health burden. 8In recent years, in addition to problems in adults, the epidemiologit t cal transition has made Iranian young people prone to chronic diseases in later life. The project team obtained written informed consent from parents and oral assent from students. They selected school students by multistage random cluster sampling. Schools were stratified according to location (urban or rural), and the socioeconomic characteristics of their catchment area, taking into consi...

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“…6,11,13,14 The association was, however, dependent on the assessment tool, because physical activity levels obtained from the prospective 3-day activity record were not related to overweight. Because the recording is based on subjective evaluation of the intensity of daily activities, an overestimation of activity intensity by overweight children could mask a true association between activity and obesity.…”

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“…Several cross-sectional studies have shown a positive association between the time spent watching television and obesity in children, 4 ± 10 whereas other reports have failed to ®nd a relation. 11 ± 13 The association between children's vigorous or total physical activity and obesity is also inconsistent: some studies reported an inverse relation, 6,11,13,14 while some researchers did not ®nd an association. 7,9,10 The amount and kind of physical activity in children are modi®ed by physiological, biomechanical and social factors.…”

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Parent–child relationship of physical activity patterns and obesity

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OBJECTIVE: To study differences in physical activity between normal-weight and obese children, as well as parent ± child associations of obesity and physical activity. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: 129 obese children (67 girls and 62 boys), 142 normal-weight controls (81 boys and 61 girls), and mothers (n 245) and fathers (n 222) of the children. METHODS: Physical activity was assessed by a 3-day physical activity record (children and parents), by a questionnaire (children), and by one question on habitual physical activity (parents). The data were analysed by stepwise linear and logistic regressions. Obesity was assessed from relative weight (children) and BMI (parents). RESULTS: Parent inactivity was a strong and positive predictor of child inactivity (b-coef®cients 0.25 and 0.16, P`0.001, for mother and father inactivity, respectively). Scores of parent activity were somewhat weaker predictors of child vigorous activity hours and total physical activity level (b-coef®cients 0.13 ± 0.25, P 0.003 ± 0.08). Child obesity was negatively associated with child habitual physical activity (odds ratio 0.88, P`0.001). In addition, parent obesity (body mass index ! 30 kgam 2 ) was another strong predictor of child obesity (odds ratio 2.38 ± 3.50, P`0.002). CONCLUSIONS: The present study underscores the parents' role in childhood activity patterns and obesity. A novel ®nding was that the parent ± child relationship of inactivity appeared to be stronger than that of vigorous activity. Hence, parents who want to reduce their children's inactivity may have to pay attention to their own lifestyle.

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Overweight in Cree Schoolchildren and Adolescents Associated with Diet, Low Physical Activity, and High Television Viewing

Cited by 73 publications

References 9 publications

Emerging obesity and dietary habits among James Bay Cree youth

Emerging obesity and dietary habits among James Bay Cree youth

Association of physical activity and dietary behaviours in relation to the body mass index in a national sample of Iranian children and adolescents: CASPIAN Study

Parent–child relationship of physical activity patterns and obesity

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