Jashore University of Science and

Technology

Course title: Active health and sports nutrition

Course code: NFT- 4109

Presented by Presented to
Md. Riazuddin Dr. Shireen Nigar, Ph.D
Roll: 170910 Professor & chairman
Session:2017-2018 Dept. of Nutrition and Food
Dept. of Nutrition and Food Technology
Technology, JUST. Jashore University of Science
and Technology.
Welcome to my presentation
Title: Relationship between Physical Activity and Diet among
African-American Girls

Energy balance
keywords
Physical activity
Dietary fat
 The prevalence of overweight among all 6 to
11-year-olds in the U.S. increased from 11.3%
1 in 1988 to 1994 to 15.3%.
To maintain energy balance, lower levels of
2 physical activity should be accompanied by
lower caloric intake.

3 Energy turnover is enhanced with regular

exercise.
Introduction
Exercise provides a level of protection
4
against CHD, compared with more
sedentary adult who ate less than control.
5 Adults who ate breakfast regularly had
more adequate micronutrient intake and
fewer calories from fat than non-breakfast
eaters
 To examine the cross-sectional relationships between
objective physical activity and dietary behaviors among 8- to
10-year-old African-American girls.

Two hundred ten 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls from four

Research field centers participated. Computer Science and Applications (CSA)
Methods and activity monitors were worn for 3 days. CSA data were expressed as
Procedures mean CSA counts per minute, mean minutes of moderate to vigorous
activity per day, and mean metabolic equivalents (METS) per minute.

Two nonconsecutive 24- hour dietary recalls were analyzed for

kilocalories; percent kilocalories from fat; daily servings of fruit, 100%
Study setting fruit juice, and vegetables; sweetened beverages; and water
consumption.
Objective

To identify the relationship between physical activity and dietary

behavior among preadolescent children in general and African
American children.

To identify the secondary role of several independent variables in

physical activity and dietary behavior among adolescent children.
Statistical analysis
Descriptive statistics including means, ranges, SD, and scatter
plots were calculated for each variable.
Values 50% of the range of preceding values that also visually
appeared out of range from histograms were considered outliers
and were removed from the dataset.

Variables were log-transformed to approximate normality if the

normality assumption was violated.
Result
All three expressions of physical activity were significantly negatively
associated with percentage calories from fat (r 0.147 to 0.177, p 0.01),
and mean METS per minute were significantly positively associated
with percentage calories from carbohydrate (r 0.149, p 0.05)

And mean METS per minute were significantly positively

associated with percentage calories from carbohydrates.
Income was inversely associated with percentage calories from
fat.
Significant associations were found between physical activity and the
percentage of calories from fat, all of the models accounted for 15% of
the variance among African American population .
Variables and findings
Variables and findings
Discussion

All three physical activity measures (i.e., CSA counts per minute, minutes of moderate to
vigorous physical activity, and mean METS per minute) were negatively associated with the
percentage calories consumed from fat after controlling for household income, material
possessions, field center, and total caloric consumption .
This negative relationship has been reported before , but this is the first study to obtain this
relationship after controlling for total caloric intake among African-American girls.

Physical activity was negatively correlated with BMI, indicating that active girls had lower
adiposity levels than sedentary girls.

Contrary to predictions from the energy balance equation (43), physical activity was not
significantly associated with total caloric intake in correlation analyses.
Discussion

All three physical activity measures (i.e., CSA counts per minute, minutes of moderate to
vigorous physical activity, and mean METS per minute) were negatively associated with the
percentage calories consumed from fat after controlling for household income, material
possessions, field center, and total caloric consumption .
This negative relationship has been reported before , but this is the first study to obtain this
relationship after controlling for total caloric intake among African-American girls.

Physical activity was negatively correlated with BMI, indicating that active girls had lower
adiposity levels than sedentary girls.

Contrary to predictions from the energy balance equation, physical activity was not
significantly associated with total caloric intake in correlation analyses.
Thank you everyone for
being here today.