Perceptions of healthy eating amongst Indian adolescents in India and Canada.

CONCLUSION: This study suggests potential targets for family-based and school-based education programs and policies to improve dietary habits of Indian and Indo-Canadian adolescents which include, culturally focused nutrition education and guidelines, academic stress management strategies, parental education, food hygiene regulations and restriction on the sale and advertising of unhealthy foods.
PMID: 28529114 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Appetite - May 18, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Correa N, Rajaraman D, Swaminathan S, Vaz M, Jayachitra KG, Lear SA, Punthakee Z Tags: Appetite Source Type: research