H EALTHY FOOD AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - IS IT A DELIGHT OR A PUNISHMENT FOR SCHOOL - AGED CHILDREN ? First Author: Mădălina Monica Hintea Coauthor: Emőke Kiss Coordinator: Assis. Prof. Dr. Alina Grama
I NTRODUCTION
Influences for children’s food choices: Family Mass-Media Environment(school, teacher, peers) In Romania, children and parents should be involved in many more events regarding nutrition, physical activity –> healthy lifestyle.
O BJECTIVE The aim of this study is to evaluate the lifestyle and food preferences of school-aged children. M ATERIAL AND M ETHOD Cross-sectional study A sample of 196 pupils aged between 7-15 years Sighioara city Anthropometric dates(height and weight)
Questionnaire- breakfast, frequency intake of food items, physical activity, time spent/eating in front of TV or PC, oral hygiene, personal opinion about their nutritional status BMI percentile- using The Children's BMI Tool for Schools offered by CDC Statistic analysis- EpiInfo7, using Chi-Square Test M ATERIAL AND METHOD
R ESULTS Nutritional Status
B REAKFAST BEFORE SCHOOL FoodPercentage Cereals with milk70,91% Sandwich with meat products and margarine 48,97% Boiled eggs18,87% Fruits2,55%
D AILY CONSUMPTION OF C ERTAIN FOODS
O RAL HYGIENE
E ATING IN FRONT OF TV OR PC Time spent in front of TV or PC per dayPercentage 2 hours57,14% More than 2 hours35,71% Always is open when I’m home7,15%
P HYSICAL ACTIVITY
R ESULTS BASED ON BMI - FLUIDS P = 0,03
R ESULTS BASED ON BMI- PERSONAL OPINION ABOUT WEIGHT P=0,001
R ESULTS BASED ON GENDER - PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
R ESULTS BASED ON AGE (1 GRADE -4 TH GRADE AND 5 TH GRADE -8 TH GRADE ) 1 st - 4 th grade 5 th - 8 th grade Value P FruitsDaily77,97%65,69%0,21 Every other day18,64%27,01% Once a week3,39%7,30% MilkDaily61,02%39,42%0,006 Every other day32,20%34,31% Once a week6,78%22,63% Never0,00%3,65% Poultry and fishDaily30,51%13,87%0,01 Every other day27,12%44,53% Once a week38,98%40,15% Never3,39%1,46%
C ONCLUSIONS Breakfast is not a daily habit for majority of school-aged children. It is an important daily consumption of meat products and sweets. Overweight or obese pupils prefer carbonated soft drinks. Boys are more physically active than girls. Daily consumption of fruits, milk, poultry and fish decreases as children get older.
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