Body image dissatisfaction is a concern for adolescents' mental and physical well-being,
and the role of body mass index (BMI) and physical activity (PA) in it is still unclear. This …

Background The prevalence of overweight/obesity has become a major concern for public
health in developing countries. Risk factors need to be well documented so that these …

abstract It is important to know about overweight and obesity situation of Brazilian children
and adolescents. The present study aims to update scientific production, through a …

Adolescence is associated with a higher vulnerability that may result in a high
dissatisfaction, the practice of unhealthy weight-control behaviors (UWCB) and, eventually …

The present study aims to identify the dietary patterns of adolescents and associate these
patterns with overweight. We analyzed food-consumption data from 6784 adolescents in the …

Objective: To study risk factors associated with overweight and obesity among adolescents
enrolled in private high schools in the city of Pelotas, southern Brazil. Method: This was a …

Worldwide, the prevalence of child obesity is increasing, which is the cause of great
preoccupation for governments and health politics developers. The purpose of this study …

Purpose: The prevalence of excess weight within the adolescent population is rapidly
increasing in Mexico, especially in areas with lower socioeconomic status. The present …

Background To analyse the associations between body mass index (BMI) and health‐
related behaviours among Portuguese adolescents based on the three waves of the Health …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among body mass index
(BMI), self-perceptions, and body image discrepancy in African American (AA) girls. Methods …