Predictors of Food and Physical Activity Tracking Among Young Adults.

Erin K O'LoughlinMaryam Yvonne MarashiCatherine M SabistonKristen M LucibelloMarie-Pierre SylvestreJennifer L OLoughlin

Published in: Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education (2023)

Food and PA tracking are relatively common among young adults. If the associations observed herein between compensatory behavior after overeating and tracking (among other observed associations) are replicated and found to be causal, caution may need to be exercised in making "blanket" recommendations to track food intake and/or PA to all young adults seeking behavior change.

Keyphrases

young adults
physical activity
childhood cancer
human health
mental health
clinical practice
risk assessment
depressive symptoms
sleep quality