Enhancing Healthy Lifestyles

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dc.contributor.author	Gwozdz, Wencke
dc.contributor.author	Reisch, Lucia A.
dc.contributor.author	DeHenauw, Stefaan
dc.contributor.author	Lissner, Lauren
dc.contributor.author	Moreno, Luis
dc.contributor.author	Tornaritis, Michael
dc.contributor.author	Molnar, Denes
dc.contributor.author	Siani, Alfonso
dc.contributor.author	Veidebaum, Toomas
dc.contributor.author	Pigeot, Iris
dc.date.accessioned	2011-08-31
dc.date.accessioned	2011-08-31T12:42:53Z
dc.date.available	2011-08-31T12:42:53Z
dc.date.issued	2011-08-31
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8334
dc.description.abstract	Because interventions related to diet and other health behaviours are seldom successful and/or sustainable, it is extremely important to identify the individual factors that contribute to a healthier or unhealthier diet. To this end, we use cross-sectional data from the IDEFICS study to analyse the dietary behaviour of children aged between 2 and 9 years in eight European countries. We model the complex nature of these individual factors using structural equation modelling. Our results show that both sedentary behaviour and food exposure are strong contributors to children’s dietary choices. However, although we find a positive relation between a healthy diet and weight status for girls, weight status appears independent of diet quality for boys. These outcomes, although they permit no firm conclusions on health policy strategies, clearly suggest that further research based on longitudinal data could provide valuable insights for the design of successful prevention and intervention strategies.	en_US
dc.format.extent	30	en_US
dc.language	eng	en_US
dc.subject.other	Children	en_US
dc.subject.other	Diet	en_US
dc.subject.other	Healthy eating	en_US
dc.subject.other	Weight status	en_US
dc.subject.other	Europe	en_US
dc.subject.other	Individual factors	en_US
dc.title	Enhancing Healthy Lifestyles	en_US
dc.type	wp	en_US
dc.accessionstatus	modt11aug31 lbjl	en_US
dc.contributor.corporation	Copenhagen Business School. CBS	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Institut for Interkulturel Kommunikation og Ledelse	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentshort	IKL	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentuk	Department of Intercultural Communication and Management	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentukshort	ICM	en_US
dc.description.notes	Presented at: The Joint International Association of Research in Economic Psychology (IAREP) / Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE) / International Confederation for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics and Economic Psychology (ICABEEP) Conference, 13-16th July 2011, Exeter University, Exeter (UK)	en_US
dc.idnumber	x656703813	en_US
dc.publisher.city	Frederiksberg	en_US
dc.publisher.year	2011	en_US
dc.title.subtitle	An Analysis of Factors Influencing Diets of European Children	en_US