Shaping Young Appetites: The Role of Sociodemographic, Lifestyle, and Physical Activity Factors in Food Preferences and Dietary Habits among School Children
Food preferences reflected actual consumption and were shaped by higher income, physical activity, and healthier lifestyles. Gender-sensitive, context-specific, targeted school, and community-based nutrition education with parental involvement can reduce future chronic-disease risk among school children.
Authors
- Abhay Nirgude (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-7094)
- Poulomi Chatterjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5693-1387)
Institutions
- Yenepoya University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of African Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_614_25
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00