Junk Food Consumtion : A Key Driver of The Obesity Epidemic

Objective: . Obesity in adolescents is still an epidemic problem for the next 10
years. The Key lifestyle components such as physical activity, dietary habits, sleep
patterns, and screen time that contribute to the rising prevalence of obesity. The
Purpose of the study was to investigate corelation between behaviour Lyfestyle and
Level of Obesity.
Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study involving 185 adolescents male
and female (13-19 years) who Particpated the validates self reported about Health
behaviour. The Questionare allows the Malaysian Adolescents Health Survey. The
inclusion Criteria is adolescents in range of age 13-19 years old there were Leave
in Indonesia. Bivariate Analysis used Person Corelation was conducted. Analysis
used SPSS 25 aplication.
Results: We identified 185 adolescents. the mean Age are 12.27 years (SD 3.756).
Majority respondents are female 122 (65.9%), Overweight and obesity are
significant issues: 10.8% (20 adolescents) are overweight (BMI > 25–27). 18.9%
(34 adolescents) are classified as obese (BMI > 27). Together, 53.5% of the
adolescents (99 individuals) have a BMI above the normal range. There is a strong
positive correlation between junk food consumption and BMI, as indicated by the
Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.877. This value suggests that higher junk food
consumption is strongly associated with higher BMI. The p-value (Sig. 2-tailed) is
0.000, which is highly statistically significant (p < 0.01). The findings highlight a
significant positive correlation between junk food consumption and obesity among
adolescents, supported by a strong Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.877. This
relationship underscores the critical role of dietary behaviors in adolescent
obesity, a growing public health issue worldwide
Conclusion: The findings emphasize the need for public health