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Adolescents’ Response to Food Marketing in Delhi, India
The purpose of this study was to document young adolescents’ response to food marketing in Delhi, India. Focus groups were conducted with 151 school-going adolescents in 6th and 8th grades in five Private scho...
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Open AccessAssociation of breakfast intake with obesity, dietary and physical activity behavior among urban school-aged adolescents in Delhi, India: results of a cross-sectional study
In developed countries, regular breakfast consumption is inversely associated with excess weight and directly associated with better dietary and improved physical activity behaviors. Our objective was to descr...
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Open AccessExperimenting with cigarettes and physical activity among Mexican origin youth: a cross sectional analysis of the interdependent associations among sensation seeking, acculturation, and gender
Sensation seeking tendencies tend to manifest during adolescence and are associated with both health-compromising behaviors and health-enhancing behaviors. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relation...
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Direct and Indirect Associations Between Internalized Homonegativity and High-Risk Sex
Recent meta-analytic work has endorsed a lack of any meaningful, direct relationship between internalized homonegativity (IH) and high-risk sex. It may not be possible to observe a direct association, however,...
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Open AccessWeight-related concerns and weight-control behaviors among overweight adolescents in Delhi, India: A cross-sectional study
Obesity is emerging as a public health problem among adolescents in India. The aim of this study was to describe specific weight-related concerns among school-going youth in Delhi, India and to assess the prev...
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Measuring obesity among school-aged youth in India: A comparison of three growth references
To compare three growth references that can be used to assess the weight status of school-aged youth living in India, with a particular focus on identifying overweight and obese youth.
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Psychosocial Mediators of a School-Based Tobacco Prevention Program in India: Results from the First Year of Project MYTRI
Each day in India, an estimated 5,500 youth initiate tobacco use, contributing to predictions that by 2020, tobacco will account for 13% of all deaths in India. Project MYTRI (Mobilizing Youth for Tobacco-Rela...
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The Impact of Project Northland on Selected MMPI-A Problem Behavior Scales
Project Northland was a randomized community trial to prevent or delay alcohol use among adolescents. Students in the intervention communities were exposed to a multi-component prevention program in early adol...
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Teasing Apart a Multiple Component Approach to Adolescent Alcohol Prevention: What Worked in Project Northland?
This paper presents the results of a post hoc component analysis designed to tease apart the effects of different intervention strategies used in Project Northland, a group-randomized, community-wide, multi-level...
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Comprehensive Approaches to Prevent Adoloscent Drinking and Related Problems
