Parental Body Mass Index in association with the prevalence of overweight/obesity among adolescents in Greece; dietary and lifestyle habits in the context of the family environment: the Vyronas study.

Authors:	Rena I Kosti, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, Yiannis Tountas, Costas C Mihas, Alevizos Alevizos, Theodoros Mariolis, Marek Papathanassiou, Antonis Zampelas, Anargiros Mariolis
Language:	Eng.
Date:	05-05-2008
Journal:	Appetite (0195-6663)
Release:	Appetite. 2008 Jul;51(1):218-22
Abstract:	The objective of this study was to evaluate whether Parental Body Mass Index is associated with overweight/obesity in a sample of Greek adolescents, taking into consideration dietary and lifestyle habits. The Vyronas study is a cross-sectional health and nutrition survey. During 2004/2005, 2008 schoolchildren were selected. BMI was calculated for both parents and adolescents. A semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire was applied. Results demonstrated that there is a strong positive association between the parental overweight/obesity status and their offspring's BMI. Some dietary and lifestyle habits seem to affect boys and girls BMI in relation to parental status differently.
Copyright:	Appetite Unit of Human Nutrition, Department of Food Science and Technology, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos street, 118 55 Athens, Greece.
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