What shapes adolescents' diet and physical activity habits in rural Konkan, India? Adolescents' and caregivers' perspectives.

Ulka BanavaliSuvarna PatilRupali ChavanSwati SonawaneCharudatta JoglekarCaroline H D Fall Susie WellerSarah H KehoeMary BarkerPolly Hardy-Johnsonnull null

Published in: Public health nutrition (2020)

FGD with adolescents and their caregivers provided insights into factors influencing adolescent diet and physical activity in rural India. Scarcity of basic resources limited adolescent diet and opportunities for physical activity. To achieve current nutritional and physical activity recommendations for adolescents requires improved infrastructure in these settings, changes which may accompany the current Indian social and economic transition.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
mental health
body mass index
palliative care
south africa
sleep quality
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depressive symptoms