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HEALTHY FOOD AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY- IS IT A DELIGHT OR A PUNISHMENT
FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN?
First Author: Mădălina Monica Hintea Coauthor: Emőke KissCoordinator: Assis. Prof. Dr. Alina Grama
INTRODUCTION
Diet and physical activity- key factors for children’s health.
Key facts about obesity by
-Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980.
-In 2014, 39% of adults were overweight and 13% were obese.
-In 2013, 42 million children under age of 5 were overweight or obese.
1. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/
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.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to evaluate the lifestyle and
food preferences of school-aged children.
MATERIAL AND METHOD
Cross-sectional study A sample of 196 pupils aged between 7-15 years Sighișoara 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
MATERIAL AND METHOD
RESULTS
Series10.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%72.45%
12.76% 9.18%5.61%
Healthy weight Obese Overweight Underweight
Nutritional Status
BREAKFAST BEFORE SCHOOL
31%
42%
28% Always
RareNever
Food Percentage
Cereals with milk 70,91%
Sandwich with meat products and margarine
48,97%
Boiled eggs 18,87%
Fruits 2,55%
DAILY CONSUMPTION OF CERTAIN FOODS
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
69.39% 68.37%
45.90%
28.60%
18.90%
Fruits
Vegetables
Milk
Dairy products
Poultry and fish
DAILY CONSUMPTION OF CERTAIN FOODS
Series10.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%60.20%
46,43%
9.69%
Meat products Sweets Fast-Food
ORAL HYGIENE
Series10.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
64.29%
20.41%15.31%
2 times per day Only in the morning After every meal
EATING IN FRONT OF TV OR PC
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%63.78%
14.29%11.73%10.20%
Sometimes Never Only when I'm home alone Always
Time spent in front of TV or PC per day Percentage
2 hours 57,14%
More than 2 hours 35,71%
Always is open when I’m home 7,15%
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Series10.00%5.00%
10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%45.00%50.00%
45.41%
10.72%7.65%
36.22%
Sport(Basket ball, Handball, Football, Dance) Running Bycicle No
RESULTS BASED ON BMI -FLUIDS
Carbonated soft drinks
Home made fruit juice
Water Other soft drinks
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
18.18%
9.09%
54.55%
18.18%
30.99%33.80%
30.28%
4.93%
32.56%30.23%
25.58%
11.63%
Underweight Healthy weight Overweight or obese
P = 0,03
RESULTS BASED ON BMI- PERSONAL OPINION ABOUT WEIGHT
Underweight Healthy weight Overweight or obese
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
54.55%45.45%
0.00%
6.34%
87.32%
6.34%0.00%
65.12%
34.88%
Underweight Healthy weight Overweight or obese
P=0,001
RESULTS BASED ON GENDER- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Sports(Basket ball,
Handball, Football, Dance)
Running Bicycle No0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00% 60.87%
5.43% 7.61%
26.09%31.73%
15.38%
7.69%
45.19%
Boys GirlsP=0,0003
RESULTS BASED ON AGE(1 GRADE-4TH GRADE AND 5TH GRADE-8TH GRADE)
1st - 4th grade
5th - 8th grade
Value P
Fruits Daily 77,97% 65,69% 0,21
Every other day 18,64% 27,01%
Once a week 3,39% 7,30%
Milk Daily 61,02% 39,42% 0,006
Every other day 32,20% 34,31%
Once a week 6,78% 22,63%
Never 0,00% 3,65%
Poultry and fish Daily 30,51% 13,87% 0,01
Every other day 27,12% 44,53%
Once a week 38,98% 40,15%
Never 3,39% 1,46%
CONCLUSIONS
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.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!