Weight, nutrition, food choice, and physical activity in adults with XXXX .

@entity1 @entity717 @entity3147 @entity28
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to describe the nutrition, food choice, physical activity and weight status in a group of adults with @entity717 ( @entity717 ) in Victoria, Australia. METHOD: Disability workers and adults with @entity717 were recruited through disability services. In total, 51 disability workers (11 @entity1 , 40 @entity1 ) and 68 (47 @entity1 , 21 @entity1 ) adults with @entity717 participated in the research. Disability workers provided information about the nutrition, food choice and physical activity levels of adults with @entity717 through a questionnaire administered by a general practitioner or research nurse. The questionnaire also included The Australian Nutrition Screening Initiative checklist. RESULTS: Body Mass Index was in the healthy range for only 37.5% of @entity1 and in the @entity28 range for almost half (41%). Similarly, the majority of @entity1 had an abdominal circumference in a range that put them at increased or substantially increased risk of metabolic complications. The mean score obtained on the Australian Nutrition Screening Initiative checklist indicated a moderate risk of @entity3147 (M   =   4.2); however, 17.6% of @entity1 achieved scores that put them in the high-risk category. More than half of the @entity1 were reported to have a little choice in the type of food they ate and when they ate. Physical activity data indicated that the majority of @entity1 (60.3%) did not meet national physical activity guidelines. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that @entity1 with @entity717 are at risk of developing diseases associated with @entity28 , inactivity, and poor nutrition. Strategies to encourage @entity1 with @entity717 to engage in physical activity and healthy eating are, therefore, a matter of priority and should involve their disability workers.
