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Overweight Status and Eating Patterns Among Adolescents: Where Do Youths Stand in Comparison With the Healthy People 2010 Objectives?

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Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne, Story, Mary, Hannan, Peter J., Croll, Jillian·2002·American Journal of Public Health
DOI 10.2105/ajph.92.5.844PMC PMC1447172
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Objectives. This study determined the prevalence of Minnesota urban youths reaching the Healthy People 2010 objectives for obesity and intake of fat, calcium, fruits, vegetables, and grains and compared prevalence rates across sociodemographic characteristics. Methods. The study sample included 4746 adolescents (aged 11–18 years) from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area who completed dietary surveys and participated in anthropometric measurements as part of a school-based population study. Results. Considerable gaps were seen between the existing prevalence rates for obesity and nutrient and food patterns and the targeted Healthy People 2010 prevalence rates. For example, 12.5% of the girls and 16.6% of the boys had body mass index values at or greater than the 95th percentile (target = 5%). Only 29.5% of the girls and 42.5% of the boys were meeting the daily recommended intakes for calcium (target = 75%). Similarly, percentages of youths consuming the recommended amounts of fat, fruits, vegetables, and grains were lower than the targeted percentages. There were large sociodemographic disparities in obesity and eating patterns, particularly across race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Conclusions. Concerted public health efforts are needed to achieve the Healthy People 2010 objectives for obesity and nutrition and to reduce racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities.

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  • African American women are, on average, heavier than their peers from any other major racial group.

    “African American women are, on average, heavier than their peers from any other major racial group”

    From Body Size and Social Self-Image Among Adolescent African American Girls (2009) · cites this paper as Neumark-Sztainer et al., 2002

    The Results report that African American adolescent girls had the highest prevalence of overweight status among the racial/ethnic groups studied; Table 5 gives their prevalence as 22.1% at or above the 95th BMI percentile. The paper studies girls, not adult women, and reports overweight prevalence rather than average weight, so it does not establish the claim as stated. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • African American girls are more likely to be overweight than females of other racial groups.

    “while African American girls are more likely to be overweight than females of other racial groups”

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  • Among African American girls, the association between body size and outcomes such as self-esteem, self-evaluation, and psychological health is relatively weak.

    “exhibit a relatively weak association between body size and outcomes such as self-esteem, self-evaluation, and psychological health”

    From Body Size and Social Self-Image Among Adolescent African American Girls (2009) · cites this paper as Neumark-Sztainer et al., 2002

    The Results report overweight prevalence and eating patterns among African American girls, and the Discussion mentions racial differences in norms about body shape. Neither section addresses whether body size has a weak association with self-esteem, self-evaluation, or psychological health; searches for those outcomes found no relevant passage in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  • African American girls feel good about their bodies.

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    From Body Size and Social Self-Image Among Adolescent African American Girls (2009) · cites this paper as Neumark-Sztainer et al., 2002

    The Results section reports African American girls’ overweight status and dietary intake, but not how they feel about their bodies. The Discussion mentions racial and ethnic differences in social norms regarding body shape; it does not say that African American girls feel good about their bodies. Searches for body satisfaction and body image found no supporting passage in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.77)

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  • African American women show greater variation in body size than their peers from other major racial groups.

    “and also show greater variation in body size”

    From Body Size and Social Self-Image Among Adolescent African American Girls (2009) · cites this paper as Neumark-Sztainer et al., 2002

    The Results (page unavailable) report that African American adolescent girls had the highest prevalence of overweight status among the racial/ethnic groups studied. Neither those results nor Table 5 compare variation in body size within groups, and the study concerns adolescents rather than women. Searches for body-size variation and variability found no passage addressing that comparison. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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Authors
Neumark-Sztainer, D., Story, M., Hannan, P. J., & Croll, J.
Affiliations
  • The authors are with the Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
  • University of Minnesota (US)
Venue
American Journal of Public Health
Publisher
American Public Health Association
Published
2002-05
Volume
92
Issue
5
Pages
844-851
ISSN
  • 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-0048
DOI
10.2105/ajph.92.5.844
PMC
PMC1447172
OpenAlex
W1996254324
Cited by
440
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FWCI
14.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
U.S. Public Health Service (MCJ-270834)
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
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Keywords
adolescent obesity, overweight, dietary habits, nutrient intake, calcium intake, dietary fat, fruit and vegetable intake, grain consumption, body mass index, sociodemographic disparities, racial and ethnic disparities, socioeconomic status, urban adolescents, Minneapolis-St. Paul
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Body Weight, Calcium, Edible Grain, Child, Dietary Fats, Eating, Female, Fruit, Humans, Male, Minnesota, Nutrition Surveys, Obesity, Schools, Socioeconomic Factors, Vegetables, Body Mass Index, Prevalence, Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena

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