Eating habits of primary school pupils and the problem of obesity in children in the district of Istria country
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Abstract
Objective: To analyse the eating habits and physical activity of primary school pupils in the Istria County in order to assess the need to organise educational workshops for students and parents on healthy eating habits and activities for primary school students.
Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted; anonymous questionnaire and descriptive statistical methods were used. The respondents were primary school students in Istria County. 182 respondents aged 7 to 15 participated in the research, which was conducted from May 2022 to January 2023 using a questionnaire created via a Google form.
Results: The majority of students live in rural areas (46%), in families with multiple household members (64%). Of the parents/guardians, the majority have a high school diploma (52.29%), with mothers/guardians mostly having a university or technical university degree (67%) and fathers/guardians having a high school diploma (61%). Of the 175 students, 3 are severely obese (2%), 20 are obese (11%), 29 are overweight (17%), 9 are malnourished (5%), and 1 is severely malnourished (1%). 113 students (64%) have a normal body weight for their age. Fruit (74.86%), dairy products (68.00%), meat products (57.71%) and bakery products (56.57%) are served most frequently at school meals. Water is the most frequently consumed drink for 95% of students. Energy drinks are consumed the least frequently (6%). Just over 26% of respondents consume coffee sometimes or daily, while alcohol is consumed sometimes or daily by around 10% of respondents. Most respondents are also physically active outside of school (73%) and 57% of them spend between 1 and 3 hours a day in front of a computer, mobile phone, etc., while 64% spend 1 to 3 hours a day outdoors. Mostly, 67% think that their body weight is okay and 14% think that they do not eat a healthy diet.
Conclusion: In addition to the problem of overweight and obesity, it was found that there are other lifestyle problems among primary school students (malnutrition, coffee and alcohol consumption). A serious health risk due to overweight or severe obesity and obesity exists in 19% of respondents. The results point to the need to continuously educate students, parents and school staff about the importance of a healthy diet and regular physical activity to promote health and prevent disease.
Keywords:
physical activity, primary school students, eating habits, obesity, prevention
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VOJSKOVIĆ, TEA; JOVANOVIĆ, ŽELJKO.
Eating habits of primary school pupils and the problem of obesity in children in the district of Istria country.
Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 9, sep. 2024.
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43. Andrade de Medeiros Moreira R, Ricardo Moreira T, Dias da Costa G, Vidigal Castro LC, Minardi Mitre Cotta R. Multilevel analysis of factors that influence overweight in children: research in schools enrolled in northern Brazil School Health Program. BMC Pediatr. 2020;20(1):188. Published 2020 Apr 28. doi:10.1186/s12887-020-02096-8
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48. Al-Shaar L, Vercammen K, Lu C, Richardson S, Tamez M, Mattei J. Health Effects and Public Health Concerns of Energy Drink Consumption in the United States: A Mini-Review. Front Public Health. 2017;5:225. Published 2017 Aug 31. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2017.00225
49. Hassan MA, Liu W, McDonough DJ, Su X, Gao Z. Comparative Effectiveness of Physical Activity Intervention Programs on Motor Skills in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(19):11914. Published 2022 Sep 21. doi:10.3390/ijerph191911914
50. Marques A, Holzweg M, Scheuer C, Repond R M, Correia C, Santo R E, Onofre M. Extracurricular sports in European schools: A descriptive study. International Sport Studies. 2021; 36(1), 63-72.
51. Staiano AE, Beyl RA, Guan W, Hendrick CA, Hsia DS, Newton RL Jr. Home-based exergaming among children with overweight and obesity: a randomized clinical trial. Pediatr Obes. 2018;13(11) :724-733. doi:10.1111/ijpo.12438
52. Sirirassamee T, Phoolsawat S, Limkhunthammo S. Relationship between body weight perception and weight-related behaviours. J Int Med Res. 2018;46(9):3796-3808. doi:10.1177/0300060518780138
53. HZJZ. Results of the fifth round of the European Childhood Obesity Monitoring Initiative (2018-2022) published [online]. HZJZ. 2021. Available at: https://www.hzjz.hr/sluzba-promicanje-zdravlja/objavljeni-rezultati-petog-kruga-europske-inicijative-za-pracenje-debljine-u-djece-2018-2022/