Abstract

<em>Overnutrition in adolescents is a nutritional state that exceeds normal limits for a long time marked by excess body weight, this is closely related to behavioral factors such as diet and lifestyle. The impact of excess nutrition is type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary heart disease, cancer. Alternative efforts to deal with overnutrition in adolescents require a national strategy related to diet and physical activity. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between diet, physical activity, consumption of fast food on overnutrition in adolescents. The method used is the literature review study of journal articles that meet the inclusion and exclusion requirements in the search database using google scholar, crossref, Indonesia one search and the Garuda portal using the keywords: diet, physical activity and consumption of fast food on Overnutrition in adolescents. The results of the study were as many as 13 articles studied, the condition of eating patterns in adolescents who experienced nutrition were more likely to choose foods with high energy content (meatballs, batagor, bread and carbonated drinks) with a frequency of 4 to 7 times a day and in large quantities (energy adequacy level 130% RDA/ Recommended Dietary Allowance) with physical activity included in the light category (watching TV or doing sports < 3 times per week). Undernourished adolescents are more likely to frequently (> 3 times per week) consume fast food. The conclusion is that there is a significant relationship between diet, physical activity and consumption of fast food on overnutrition in adolescents.</em>

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