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- Title
Relationship Between Nutrition, Socioeconomic Status and Fitness in Elementary School Children: A Review of the Literature.
- Authors
Patki (PT), Kshitija; Bhatnagar, Barkha; Parasher, Raju K.
- Abstract
Background: Fitness is the ability of the body to carry out every day activities with little fatigue and with enough energy left for emergencies. A person is categorized as physically fit if he or she has a good level of flexibility, muscle strength (and endurance), cardiovascular endurance and a normal range of body fat. Schools play a major role in the overall development of a child - both as far as their mental abilities as well as their physical fitness. Furthermore, what a child eats and unfortunately his/her socio-economic status (SEC) also play an important role in their development. Purpose: The purpose of this literature review was to examine the available evidence related to physical fitness, nutrition and socioeconomic status of elementary school children. Method: Articles included were relevant literature identified through searches of published studies in major databases namely Google Scholar, PubMed, PEDro etc. using keywords such as "Fitness, Elementary School, Physical Activity and Nutrition" and also by Cross-referring. Only articles published after the year 2000 were included in the study. Results: After analyzing 16 relevant articles, it was observed that globally, health hazards have been associated with both under-nutrition and over-nutrition. Furthermore, it has a relationship with socioeconomic status, and thus influences fitness level of children. The prevalence of obesity and low fitness level is higher amongst boys in the age group of 7-14 years. It is also prevalent in both low as well as high SEC status groups. Nutrition has a definite relationship with fitness and nourishment problems are common amongst elementary school children. Conclusion: There is association between SEC, nutrition and physical fitness and it is important that children be comprehensively evaluated with regards to the factors that impact physical fitness.
- Subjects
NUTRITION for school children; SOCIOECONOMIC factors
- Publication
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2018, Vol 9, Issue 4, p154
- ISSN
0976-0245
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5958/0976-5506.2018.00274.7