Physical activity patterns and eating habits of adolescents living in major Arab cities. The Arab Teens Lifestyle Study

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 210-211

  Al Hazzaa, Hazzaa M ^a   Musaiger, Abdulrahman O ^b   Abahussain, Nada A ^c   Al Sobayel, Hana I ^a   Alsulaiman, Nouf A ^d   Tayyem, Reema F ^e   Al Haifi, Ahmad R ^f   Al Mofty, Perevan A ^g   Ahmad, Hesham S ^h   Desouki, Tamer E ⁱ  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Arab Nutrition Center   (Bahrain)

^c Ministry of Education Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^f Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Kuwait)

^g KOYA UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

^h HELWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

ⁱ Qilu University of Technology   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER; EATING HABIT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION VIEWING; TOBACCO; URBANIZATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ARABS; EXERCISE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE;

EID: 77949510894     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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