Perspectives on Underlying Factors for Unhealthy Diet and Sedentary Lifestyle of Adolescents at a Kenyan Coastal Setting
Unhealthy diet and physical inactivity are among the key modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Although such diseases often only appear in adulthood, these behaviors are typically initiated or reinforced already during adolescence. Howeve...
Main Authors: | Derrick Ssewanyana, Amina Abubakar, Anneloes van Baar, Patrick N. Mwangala, Charles R. Newton |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00011/full |
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