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ArticleNutrients2025

Understanding Barriers to Health Behaviours in 13-17-Year-Olds: A Whole Systems Approach in the Context of Obesity.

Helen Lambert, Barbara Engel, Kathryn Hart, Jane Ogden, Katy Penfold

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Article in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Helen LambertSchool of Biosciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4705-1879
Barbara EngelSchool of Biosciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5136-6940
Kathryn HartSchool of Biosciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7494-9866
Jane OgdenSchool of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4271-5621
Katy PenfoldSchool of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK.

Funding

Surrey County Council Public Health No specific code
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesThis study examined factors influencing health behaviours among 13-17-year-olds in Surrey, focusing on rising obesity rates and socioeconomic disparities using a whole systems approach to capture both the stakeholders' voice and the young people's voices.

methodsThe research involved two components: a survey of youth service providers (e.g., teachers, youth workers;

resultsThe survey revealed challenges faced by stakeholders, including insufficient training, environmental factors (e.g., schools, social media, food systems), and limited support from parents and healthcare professionals. The focus groups identified two key themes: (1) domains of care, for example diet and how availability and cost of food affects food choices, and (2) barriers and solutions, addressing financial, structural, and emotional obstacles to and facilitators of a healthy lifestyle. Transcending these themes was the key role of health inequalities linked to income, geography, and gender.

conclusionsThis study underscores the complexity of adolescent health behaviours and calls for a multi-level, coordinated approach to address inequalities and foster supportive environments for healthier choices.

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Adolescent BehaviorHealth BehaviorPediatric ObesityAdolescentDietFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMaleSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and Questionnairesactivitydietobesitywhole systems approach (WSA)young people

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