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Assessing, understanding and modifying nutritional status, eating habits and physical activity in European adolescents: The HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) Study

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Moreno, LA, González-Gross, M, Kersting, M, Molnár, D, de Henauw, S, Beghin, L, Sjöström, M, Hagströmer, M +12 more·2008·Public Health Nutrition

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Objectives: To identify the main knowledge gaps and to propose research lines that will be developed within the European Union-funded ‘Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence’ (HELENA) project, concerning the nutritional status, physical fitness and physical activity of adolescents in Europe. Design: Review of the currently existing literature. Results: The main gaps identified were: lack of harmonised and comparable data on food intake; lack of understanding regarding the role of eating attitudes, food choices and food preferences; lack of harmonised and comparable data on levels and patterns of physical activity and physical fitness; lack of comparable data about obesity prevalence and body composition; lack of comparable data about micronutrient and immunological status; and lack of effective intervention methodologies for healthier lifestyles. Conclusions: The HELENA Study Group should develop, test and describe harmonised and state-of-the-art methods to assess the nutritional status and lifestyle of adolescents across Europe; develop and evaluate an intervention on eating habits and physical activity; and develop and test new healthy food products attractive for European adolescents.

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Moreno, L., González-Gross, M., Kersting, M., Molnár, D., de Henauw, S., Beghin, L., Sjöström, M., Hagströmer, M., Manios, Y., Gilbert, C., Ortega, F., Dallongeville, J., Arcella, D., Wärnberg, J., Hallberg, M., Fredriksson, H., Maes, L., Widhalm, K., Kafatos, A., & Marcos, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Bonn (DE)
  • University of Pecs (HU)
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
  • Institut Pasteur de Lille (FR)
  • Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione (IT)
  • Ghent University (BE)
  • Medical University of Vienna (AT)
  • University of Crete (GR)
  • Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
Venue
Public Health Nutrition
Published
2008-03
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
288-299
ISSN
  • 1368-9800 (ISSN-L)
  • 1475-2727
OpenAlex
W2114547143
Cited by
282
References
106
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Public Health Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Lifestyle Studies
Keywords
adolescent nutrition, nutritional status, dietary habits, physical activity, physical fitness, HELENA study, dietary assessment, eating attitudes, food choice, food preferences, obesity prevalence, body composition, micronutrient status, immune status, lifestyle intervention, healthy food products, European adolescents
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Attitude to Health, Body Composition, Choice Behavior, Europe, Feeding Behavior, Female, Food Preferences, Humans, Life Style, Male, Nutritional Status, Obesity, Physical Fitness, Risk Factors, Exercise, Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena

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