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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Nutritional status of adolescents in the context of the moroccan nutritional transition: The role of parental education
Journal of Biosocial Science, Volume 44, No. 4, Year 2012
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Description
In Morocco, the beginning of the nutritional transition is closely linked to social and economic transformations and changes in behaviour and traditional lifestyles. The objective of this study is to describe the current pattern of food consumption and the nutritional status of adolescents in the province of Ouarzazate and its association with parents' educational level. The sample comprises 327 high school students from Ouarzazate: 135 (41.3%) boys and 192 (58.7%) girls (age range 15-20 years). For both boys and girls, the results show lower height and BMI z-scores than the WHO reference values. Adolescents whose parents have a low educational level have lower height/age and BMI/age z-scores than those whose fathers have a high educational level. No differences are observed in total daily energy intake depending on fathers' educational level, but the energy provided by lipids is higher in adolescents whose fathers have a high educational background. The quality of fats consumed (MUFA+PUFA/SFA) is better among those boys whose fathers have low education, but no differences are observed for girls. The process of nutritional transition is not uniform in the sample, but depends on the socioeconomic characteristics of population groups, which include, among others, accessibility of certain food, differences in habits and lifestyles related to energy expenditure, and higher prevalence of overweight and obesity in more favoured groups. © 2012 Cambridge University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lopez, Pilar Montero
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Anzid, Karim
Morocco, Marakech
Université Cadi Ayyad
Cherkaoui, Mohamed
Morocco, Marakech
Université Cadi Ayyad
Baali, Abdellatif
Morocco, Marakech
Université Cadi Ayyad
Lopez, Santiago Rodriguez
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Statistics
Citations: 24
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0021932011000757
e-ISSN:
14697599
Research Areas
Food Security
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Morocco
Participants Gender
Male
Female