Comparison of energy balance-related behaviours and measures of body composition between Turkish adolescents in Turkey and Turkish immigrant adolescents in the Netherlands

AKBULUT, GAMZE; Yildirim, Mine; Sanlier, Nevin; van Stralen, Maartje; ACAR TEK, NİLÜFER; BİLİCİ, SANİYE; Brug, Johannes; de Meij, Judith; GEZMEN KARADAĞ, MAKBULE; KÖKSAL, EDA; Oenema, Anke; Singh, Amika; te Velde, Saskia; YILDIRAN, HİLAL; Chinapaw, Mai

doi:10.1017/s1368980013003388

Comparison of energy balance-related behaviours and measures of body composition between Turkish adolescents in Turkey and Turkish immigrant adolescents in the Netherlands

AKBULUT G., Yildirim M., Sanlier N., van Stralen M. M., ACAR TEK N., BİLİCİ S., ...More

PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION, vol.17, no.12, pp.2692-2699, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 17 Issue: 12
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1017/s1368980013003388
Journal Name: PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.2692-2699
Keywords: Overweight, Migrants, Adolescents, Energy balance-related behaviours, EXCESSIVE WEIGHT-GAIN, PHYSICAL INACTIVITY, OBESITY, OVERWEIGHT, CHILDREN, CHILDHOOD, MOROCCAN, HEALTH, INTERVENTIONS, DETERMINANTS
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To explore the influences of migration to a Western country on obesity and related risk factors by comparing measures of body composition and energy balance-related behaviours between Turkish adolescents in Turkey (TR-TR) and adolescents from Turkish immigrant ethnicity in the Netherlands (TR-NL).