Cardiorespiratory fitness is positively associated with a healthy dietary pattern in New Zealand adolescents.

Objective: To examine the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and dietary patterns in adolescents.

Design: Food choice was assessed using the validated New Zealand Adolescent FFQ. Principal components analysis was used to determine dietary patterns.

Diet quality is associated with measures of body fat in adolescents from Otago, New Zealand.

Objective: To examine the potential associations between diet quality and multiple measures of body composition in a sample of New Zealand adolescents aged 14-18 years.

Design: Cross-sectional survey of eleven high schools in Otago, New Zealand. Each participant completed an online FFQ and a New Zealand Diet Quality Index for Adolescents (NZDQI-A) score was calculated based on variety and adequacy of intake for five major food groups.