Abstract
Family eating and physical activity practices among African American, Filipino American, and Hispanic American families: Implications for developing obesity prevention programs
Highlights
Studies have shown that in the past 40 years, the body mass index (BMI) of children and adolescents has consistently risen to higher levels, with this increase being attributed to the influence of changing social environments (Davies & Fitzgerald, 2008; LobCorzilius, 2007)
The sample was composed of 21 Filipinos (12 females, 7.60%; 9 males, 5.70%), 32 Blacks (19 females, 9.90%; 13 males, 7.60%), and 105 Hispanics (81 females, 51.60%; 24 males, 15.30%), reflecting the geographic distribution of the population in southeast Florida
The majority of the Filipino participants were in the 9th-10th grade (n = 6, 3.80%), majority of the Black participants were in the 6th-8th grade (n = 13, 8.30%), and majority of the Hispanic participants were in 11th-12th grade (n = 40, 25.50%)
Summary
Studies have shown that in the past 40 years, the body mass index (BMI) of children and adolescents has consistently risen to higher levels, with this increase being attributed to the influence of changing social environments (Davies & Fitzgerald, 2008; LobCorzilius, 2007). Obesity and overweight are a result of an imbalance between food consumption and physical activity; obesity is a complex issue related to lifestyle, environment, and genes. The influence of television viewing has an effect on the amount of physical activity that children participate in, the amount of food they intake, and may have an effect on their metabolic rates. Television viewing and computer or video games encourage sedentary activities and are conducive to developing overweight or obesity (Butte et al, 2007)
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