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Using the Social Ecological Model to explore policy and institutional aspects of the school environment in relation to healthy eating and physical activity: An audit of female-only high schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

2025-12-20 public and global health Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveIn the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) cause 73% of deaths, with high body mass index (BMI) as the leading risk factor. Among adolescents, 79% reported physical inactivity (PA), 30% and 10% were living with overweight/obesity and prediabetes, respectively. Little is known about the influence of school environments in shaping healthy eating (HE) and PA behaviours. This study addressed this gap through two steps: (1) Documentary review of obesity prevention...

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