sábado, 20 de julio de 2019

New Release on Attempts to Lose Weight Among Adolescents Aged 16–19 in the United States, 2013–2016

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Attempts to Lose Weight Among Adolescents Aged 16–19 in the United States, 2013–2016

Key Findings
Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey:
  • In 2013–2016, 37.6% of adolescents aged 16–19 tried to lose weight in the past year. Weight loss attempts were higher among adolescent girls (45.2%) compared with adolescent boys (30.1%).
  • A higher percentage of Hispanic adolescents (50.8%) tried to lose weight than non-Hispanic white (33.1%), non-Hispanic black (31.8%), and non-Hispanic Asian (28.4%) adolescents among both girls and boys.
  • The percentage of adolescents who tried to lose weight increased with weight status category among both adolescent boys and girls.
  • Among adolescents who tried to lose weight, the most commonly reported way was exercising (83.5%).
Keywords
obesity, weight loss methods, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Weight Loss Attempts Were Higher Among Adolescent Girls Compared with Adolescent Boys

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