The Relationship between Lifestyle Factors and Obesity Indices among Adolescents in Qatar.

Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour and an unhealthy diet are factors that may increase weight and general and/or abdominal obesity. To evaluate the relationship between general and abdominal obesity and lifestyle factors among adolescents in Qatar. The study data are based on the Arab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS).

Disordered Eating Attitudes Among University Students in Kuwait: The Role of Gender and Obesity.

Background: This study aimed to highlight the proportion of disordered eating attitudes among university students in Kuwait by gender and obesity.

Methods: A sample of 530 Kuwaiti university students was selected from four universities in Kuwait (203 men and 327 women). The eating attitudes test-26 was used to determine disordered eating attitudes.

Dietary habits and lifestyle among adolescents in Damascus, Syria.

Introduction: Dietary and lifestyle behaviours among adolescents are risk factors for several chronic diseases in adulthood.

Objective: To examine the differences in dietary habits and lifestyle between male and female adolescents in Syria.

Materials And Method: A cross-sectional multi-stage stratified sampling study was carried out on adolescents, 15-18-years-old, in Damascus, Syria.

Risk of disordered eating attitudes among male adolescents in five Emirates of the United Arab Emirates.

Objective: The aim of this study was to highlight the prevalence of disordered eating attitudes among male adolescents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Method: A multistage stratified sampling method was used to select 731 male students aged 15-18 years from five Emirates of the UAE. The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) was used to determine the prevalence of disordered eating attitudes in students.

Perceived barriers to weight maintenance among university students in Kuwait: the role of gender and obesity.

Objective: To investigate the barriers to weight maintenance among university students in Kuwait by gender and obesity.

Methods: A sample of 530 students was selected at convenience from four universities in Kuwait (2 public and 2 private). The age of students ranged from 19 to 26 years.

Perceived barriers to healthy eating and physical activity among adolescents in seven Arab countries: a cross-cultural study.

Objective: To highlight the perceived personal, social, and environmental barriers to healthy eating and physical activity among Arab adolescents.

Method: A multistage stratified sampling method was used to select 4698 students aged 15-18 years (2240 males and 2458 females) from public schools. Seven Arab counties were included in the study, namely, Algeria, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Palestine, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates.

Social, dietary and lifestyle factors associated with obesity among Bahraini adolescents.

The main purpose of this study was to explore some of the social, dietary and lifestyle factors that could be related to the risk of obesity among adolescents in Bahrain. A multistage stratified method was used to select secondary school students (15-18years old) from governmental schools in Bahrain. The total sample selected was 735 (339 males and 396 females).

Role of obesity and media in body weight concern among female university students in Kuwait.

The aim of this study was to find out the association of media and obesity status with body weight concern among female university students in Kuwait. 228 female students, aged 19-25 years, were selected at convenience from the Women's College in Kuwait. A previously validated questionnaire was used to collect information on the role of media in body concern and how parents, peers and the girls themselves perceived girls' body shapes.

Risk of disordered eating attitudes among adolescents in seven Arab countries by gender and obesity: a cross-cultural study.

The objectives were to discover the prevalence of disordered eating attitudes (EAs) among adolescent males and females, and the association of obesity with EA in seven Arab countries. A multistage stratified sampling technique was used to select secondary students aged 15-18 years from cities in Algeria, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Palestine, Syria and Sharijah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). The total sample was 4698 (2240 males and 2458 females).

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Adolescents in Seven Arab Countries: A Cross-Cultural Study.

Objective. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in seven Arab countries using similar reference standard. Methods.