Pierre-Yves Leroux

University of New Caledonia | UNC · Interdisciplinary laboratory of research in education (LIRE)

Background: Food consumption, sleep duration and overweight were assessed in rural and urban Melanesian adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 312 rural and 104 urban adolescents (11-16 years old) was conducted. Food intakes were assessed by a 26-item food frequency questionnaire and then categorised into the number of serves from eac...

https://theconversation.com/comprendre-la-pandemie-de-surpoids-et-dobesite-qui-touche-le-pacifique-insulaire-lexemple-de-la-nouvelle-caledonie-145907 Cet article est publié dans le cadre de la Fête de la science 2020 (du 2 au 12 octobre 2020 en métropole et du 6 au 16 novembre en Corse, en outre-mer et à l’international) dont The Conversation Fran...

Objectives: In recent decades, food cultures of the Pacific populations have undergone a sharp transition, particularly caused by the fact that trade exchanges with western countries facilitate access to a wide range of processed foods. This already has a major incidence on chronic diseases in the next decades since today 35% of 11-16 years old New...

Comment un travail interdisciplinaire qui s’appuie, entre autres, sur des situations complexes peut aider les élèves à reprendre confiance en eux, à se remotiver dans des situations originales et à progresser ? http://www.cahiers-pedagogiques.com/No-541-Les-taches-complexes-a-la-loupe

Comment un travail interdisciplinaire qui s’appuie, entre autres, sur des situations complexes peut aider les élèves à reprendre confiance en eux, à se remotiver dans des situations originales et à progresser ?

We evaluated anthropometric characteristics and physical fitness in 556 Melanesian adolescents from rural and urban New Caledonia to build health education programs focused on physical activity. In 2013, body weight, height, skinfold thickness, lean body mass (LBM), percentage fat body mass (%FBM), physical fitness (power, agility, speed, maximal a...