Gender-Based Determinants of Obesity among Thai Adolescent Boys and Girls

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L. Pawloski, Teeranut Harnirattisai, Sararud Vuthiarpa, Kevin M. Curtin, Jenny T. Nguyen
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Abstract

Understanding the determinants that influence obesity among children and adolescents is critical to the prevention of obesity and obesity-related diseases later in life. The findings presented here broaden the understanding of obesity-related challenges by adding analyses that compare nutritional indicators among boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 16 years, by exploring the more recent literature to examine if past trends have continued or not, and by synthesizing the recent findings concerning the causes and determinants of such trends in obesity. Both data from 2005 and the more recent literature review have shown that the consumption of high calorie foods and snacks, greater screen time, body image, and depressive factors play a significant role regarding obesity during adolescence in Thailand. There continues to be a trend of increasing obesity among adolescents in Thailand, and this may be more of a concern in boys. Interviews with health professionals and parents from the 2005 study suggested that girls were more aware of their physical appearance, and there was more societal acceptance to be obese as a boy in Thailand compared to girls. These findings can inform nutritional education practices and policies.
泰国青少年男孩和女孩肥胖的性别决定因素
了解影响儿童和青少年肥胖的决定因素对于以后预防肥胖和肥胖相关疾病至关重要。本文的研究结果增加了对11岁至16岁男孩和女孩营养指标的比较分析,探索了最近的文献来检验过去的趋势是否持续,并综合了最近关于肥胖趋势的原因和决定因素的研究结果,从而拓宽了对肥胖相关挑战的理解。2005年的数据和最近的文献综述都表明,在泰国青少年时期,高热量食物和零食的消费、更多的屏幕时间、身体形象和抑郁因素在肥胖方面发挥着重要作用。泰国青少年的肥胖率继续呈上升趋势,这可能是男孩更关心的问题。2005年研究中对卫生专业人员和家长的采访表明,女孩更了解自己的外表,与女孩相比,泰国社会对男孩肥胖的接受程度更高。这些发现可以为营养教育实践和政策提供信息。
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