[The nutritional aspects and incidence of obesity and hypertension in a groups of Roman adolescents].
Two-hundred-thirty teenagers of a Roman liceo (specializing in classical studies) have been checked with particular regard to growth, pressure and feeding. The diet of teenagers proved to be particularly unbalanced from the qualitative point of view. There is an excessive intake of fats especially to the detriment of carbohydrates and starches. The incidence of obesity (6.9%) and of hypertension (6%) is not particularly high, probably due to the fact that youngsters at this age "look at themselves in the mirror a lot" for the first case and the second one can be considered as a direct consequence of the first.
Menghetti
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II Cattedra di Puericultura, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
Ambruzzi
A M
AM
Marulli
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P
Cilona
A
A
Mucedola
G
G
D000293:Adolescent; D017195:Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D012384:Rome / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
Aspetti nutrizionali ed incidenza di obesità ed ipertensione in un gruppo di adolescenti romani.