The Role of Snack Choices, Body Weight Stereotypes and Smoking Behavior in Assessing Risk Factors for Adolescent Overweight and Obesity

Overview

Journal Foods

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2021 Apr 3

PMID 33800293

Citations 5

Authors

Elena Raptou

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship of behavioral factors, such as snack choices, obesity stereotypes and smoking with adolescents' body weight. Individual-level data for 1254 Greek youths were selected via a formal questionnaire. Snack choices seem to be gender specific with girls showing a stronger preference for healthier snacks. Frequent consumption of high-calorie and more filling snacks was found to increase Body Mass Index (BMI) in both genders. Fruit/vegetable snacks were associated with lower body weight in females, whereas cereal/nut snacks had a negative influence in males' BMI. The majority of participants expressed anti-fat attitudes and more boys than girls assigned positive attributes to lean peers. The endorsement of the thin-ideal was positively associated with the BMI of both adolescent boys and girls. This study also revealed that neglecting potential endogeneity issues can lead to biased estimates of smoking. Gender may be a crucial moderator of smoking-BMI relationships. Male smokers presented a higher obesity risk, whereas female smokers were more likely to be underweight. Nutrition professionals should pay attention to increase the acceptance of healthy snack options. Gender differences in the influence of weight stereotypes and smoking on BMI should be considered in order to enhance the efficacy of obesity prevention interventions.

Citing Articles

Dietary and Physical Activity Habits of Children and Adolescents before and after the Implementation of a Personalized, Intervention Program for the Management of Obesity.

Ioannou G, Petrou I, Manou M, Tragomalou A, Ramouzi E, Vourdoumpa A Nutrients. 2024; 16(20).

PMID: 39458473 PMC: 11510330. DOI: 10.3390/nu16203477.

Gen Z's Willingness to Adopt Plant-Based Diets: Empirical Evidence from Greece, India, and the UK.

Raptou E, Tsiami A, Negro G, Ghuriani V, Baweja P, Smaoui S Foods. 2024; 13(13).

PMID: 38998582 PMC: 11241807. DOI: 10.3390/foods13132076.

The FRESHAIR4Life study: Global implementation research on non-communicable disease prevention targeting adolescents' exposure to tobacco and air pollution in disadvantaged populations.

Hoffman C, Versluis A, Chirila S, Kirenga B, Khan A, Saeed S NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2024; 34(1):14.

PMID: 38834570 PMC: 11150571. DOI: 10.1038/s41533-024-00367-w.

Anti-Obesity Effect of Theabrownin from Dark Tea in C57BL/6J Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet by Metabolic Profiles through Gut Microbiota Using Untargeted Metabolomics.

Li H, Huang S, Xiong R, Wu S, Zhou D, Saimaiti A Foods. 2022; 11(19).

PMID: 36230076 PMC: 9564053. DOI: 10.3390/foods11193000.

Olfactory and Gustatory Supra-Threshold Sensitivities Are Linked to Snack Choice.

Abeywickrema S, Ginieis R, Oey I, Peng M Foods. 2022; 11(6).

PMID: 35327222 PMC: 8947741. DOI: 10.3390/foods11060799.

References

Strauss R . Comparison of measured and self-reported weight and height in a cross-sectional sample of young adolescents. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1999; 23(8):904-8. DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800971. View

Chartier M, Vander Stoep A, McCauley E, Herting J, Tracy M, Lymp J . Passive versus active parental permission: implications for the ability of school-based depression screening to reach youth at risk. J Sch Health. 2008; 78(3):157-64. PMC: 2713664. DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00278.x. View

Jacobs M . Adolescent smoking: The relationship between cigarette consumption and BMI. Addict Behav Rep. 2019; 9:100153. PMC: 6542372. DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2018.100153. View

de Winter A, Visser L, Verhulst F, Vollebergh W, Reijneveld S . Longitudinal patterns and predictors of multiple health risk behaviors among adolescents: The TRAILS study. Prev Med. 2015; 84:76-82. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.11.028. View

Puhl R, Lessard L . Weight Stigma in Youth: Prevalence, Consequences, and Considerations for Clinical Practice. Curr Obes Rep. 2020; 9(4):402-411. DOI: 10.1007/s13679-020-00408-8. View

Johnson G, Anderson G . Snacking definitions: impact on interpretation of the literature and dietary recommendations. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2010; 50(9):848-71. DOI: 10.1080/10408390903572479. View

Vatanparast H, Islam N, Patil R, Shafiee M, Smith J, Whiting S . Snack Consumption Patterns among Canadians. Nutrients. 2019; 11(5). PMC: 6567092. DOI: 10.3390/nu11051152. View

Weden M, Miles J . Intergenerational relationships between the smoking patterns of a population-representative sample of US mothers and the smoking trajectories of their children. Am J Public Health. 2011; 102(4):723-31. PMC: 3489374. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300214. View

Tzotzas T, Kapantais E, Tziomalos K, Ioannidis I, Mortoglou A, Bakatselos S . Epidemiological survey for the prevalence of overweight and abdominal obesity in Greek adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008; 16(7):1718-22. DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.247. View

10.

Patsopoulou A, Tsimtsiou Z, Katsioulis A, Rachiotis G, Malissiova E, Hadjichristodoulou C . Prevalence and Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among Adolescents and Their Parents in Central Greece (FETA Project). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015; 13(1):83. PMC: 4730474. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13010083. View

11.

Unger J, Gallaher P, Palmer P, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Trinidad D, Cen S . Characteristics of adolescents who provide neither parental consent nor refusal for participation in school-based survey research. Eval Rev. 2004; 28(1):52-63. DOI: 10.1177/0193841X03254421. View

12.

Vila-Lopez N, Kuster-Boluda I, Sarabia-Sanchez F . Designing a packaging to promote healthy and low-fat foods: Adolescents versus young-adults. Food Res Int. 2017; 99(Pt 1):815-820. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.06.063. View

13.

Booth M, Wilkenfeld R, Pagnini D, Booth S, King L . Perceptions of adolescents on overweight and obesity: the weight of opinion study. J Paediatr Child Health. 2008; 44(5):248-52. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01267.x. View

14.

Field A, Austin S, Gillman M, Rosner B, Rockett H, Colditz G . Snack food intake does not predict weight change among children and adolescents. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2004; 28(10):1210-6. DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802762. View

15.

Yoshitake N, Okuda M, Sasaki S, Kunitsugu I, Hobara T . Validity of self-reported body mass index of Japanese children and adolescents. Pediatr Int. 2011; 54(3):397-401. DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2011.03541.x. View

16.

Blum L, Mellisa A, Kurnia Sari E, Novitasari Yusadiredja I, van Liere M, Shulman S . In-depth assessment of snacking behaviour in unmarried adolescent girls 16-19 years of age living in urban centres of Java, Indonesia. Matern Child Nutr. 2019; 15(4):e12833. PMC: 6852566. DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12833. View

17.

Talagala I, Arambepola C . Use of food labels by adolescents to make healthier choices on snacks: a cross-sectional study from Sri Lanka. BMC Public Health. 2016; 16:739. PMC: 4977762. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3422-1. View

18.

Rodriguez G, Moreno L . Is dietary intake able to explain differences in body fatness in children and adolescents?. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2006; 16(4):294-301. DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2005.08.005. View

19.

Bellisle F . Meals and snacking, diet quality and energy balance. Physiol Behav. 2014; 134:38-43. DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.03.010. View

20.

Ruiz L, Zuelch M, Dimitratos S, Scherr R . Adolescent Obesity: Diet Quality, Psychosocial Health, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors. Nutrients. 2019; 12(1). PMC: 7020092. DOI: 10.3390/nu12010043. View