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Turnitin_Integrated Nutrition Interventions Reduce Metabolic Syndrome: Study of Integrated Interventions by Diet, Behavior, Physical Activity on Overweight in Junior High School Children in Bandung City
Metabolic syndrome
Background/Aims: Overweight in adolescents is a global
health problem. The prevalence of overweight among adolescents
in West Java province was 7.5%. Overweight was caused by food
intake, low physical activity, and adolescent behaviors. Overweight
increased metabolic syndrome and non-communicable diseases
and morbidity. The study explored the effect of integrated interventions by diet, behavior, physical activity on overweight adolescents in junior high school in urban Bandung. Methods: The study
design was pretest-posttest randomized control trial among 88
overweight students. Students were grouped into different interventions, i.e. (1) diet, (2) physical activity, (3) integrated diet, behavior and physical activity, and (4) behavior. Data collected and
measured were BMI, RLPP, and body weight by anthropometry.
Blood pressure was measured by sphygmomanometer. Nutritional intake was measured by food recall questionnaire. Data were
analyzed by MANOVA by significance level p < 0.05. Results: By
the end of the study, there were a decreased in food intake such as
energy, carbohydrates, fat, and protein. The prevalence of obese
was 27.5% and of overweight 72.5% at baseline. At endline, the
prevalence of obese was 22.0%, overweight 76.9% and normal 1.1%
(p = 0.054). The hypertension was 12.1% then decreased to 4.4%
and 2.2% had normal status. Systolic blood pressure was significantly decreased (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Interventions decreased
body weight and systolic blood pressure, and improved nutritional status among adolescents.
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