ArticleISRN nutrition2013
Body Weight Perception and Weight Control Practices among Teenagers.
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- The weight of words: investigating the role of weight stigma and body mass index in shaping children and youth's emotional experiences.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- The association between weight loss behaviors and body weight perception in Chinese adolescents: 2007-2022.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Body weight modification experience among adolescents from Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- The Association between BMI and Body Weight Perception among Children in Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Article
- Body image dissatisfaction, nutritional status and weight control strategies among university undergraduates in Lagos: a descriptive cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
- A Latent Class Analysis of Health Lifestyles in Relation to Suicidality among Adolescents in Mauritius.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Cognitive insight is associated with perceived body weight in overweight and obese adults.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Bodyweight status misperception among reproductive-aged women in primary care settings.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2020Article
- Meeting fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity recommendations among adolescents intending to lose weight.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
Background. Weight-loss behaviours are highly prevalent among adolescents, and body weight perception motivates weight control practices. However, little is known about the association of body weight perception, and weight control practices among teenagers in Mauritius. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between actual body weight, body weight perception, and weight control practices among teenagers. Methods. A questionnaire-based survey was used to collect data on anthropometric measurements, weight perception and weight control practices from a sample of 180 male and female students (90 boys and 90 girls) aged between 13 and 18 years old. Results. Based on BMI, 11.7% of students were overweight. Overall, 43.3% of respondents reported trying to lose weight (61.1% girls and 25.6% boys). Weight-loss behaviours were more prevalent among girls. Among the weight-loss teens, 88.5% students perceived themselves as overweight even though only 19.2% were overweight. Reducing fat intake (84.6%), exercising (80.8%), and increasing intake of fruits and vegetables (73.1%) and decreasing intake of sugar (66.7%) were the most commonly reported methods to lose weight. Conclusion. Body weight perception was poorly associated with actual weight status. Gender difference was observed in body weight perception.
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