Dietary and physical activity patterns related to cardio-metabolic health among Malaysian adolescents: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A sedentary lifestyle and an unhealthy diet are major factors in the increasing prevalence of obesity among Malaysian adolescents. The purpose of this systematic review is to compile the evidence from observational and intervention studies among Malaysian adolescents to evaluate the associations between diet and physical activity (PA) as determinants of cardio-metabolic risk factors.

Methods

A systematic search of Medline via the PubMed, Science Direct, Cochrane Review and Web of Science databases was conducted for studies on the associations between diet and PA factors and cardio-metabolic risk factors among Malaysian adolescents aged 13-18 years that were published until 31 August 2017. The search results were independently screened and extracted by two reviewer

SUBMITTER: Mohammadi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6396523 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature