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- Title
FOOD HABITS OF SCHOOL TEENS.
- Authors
Alves Carvalho Campos, Karla Beatriz; Vilarouca da Silva, Ana Roberta; Nadabe e Silva, Abiúde; Freitas da Silva, Grazielle Roberta; Júnior Freire de Freitas, Roberto Wagner; César de Almeida, Paulo
- Abstract
Objective: to know the food habits of adolescents. Method: this is a descriptive and cross-sectional study with 145 adolescents of both sexes, enrolled in two public schools in the city of Picos, Piaui, Brazil, aged between 12 and 18 years. Data collection was carried out within the period from August to December 2010. To survey the food habit, a form with questions on food preference and frequency of consumption was used, which consisted of 32 items. Data analysis was performed through the software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 17.0. Mean value and standard deviation were calculated. Z test was used for independent data ratios. The values with p < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Universidade Federal do Piaui, under the CAAE 0078.0.045.000-10. Results: in the usual diet, adolescents had as the most consumed food groups: cereals and derivatives, eggs, embutidos, milk and dairy products, oils and fats, and soft drinks. To a lesser extent, candies, vegetables and legumes were consumed. Regarding gender, the most consumed food by girls was pasta (p = 0.017) and the most consumed foods by boys were couscous (p = 0.027) and candy (p = 0.071). Conclusion: there was a low frequency of healthy food habits among the adolescents under study. Thus, there's a need for developing strategies to strengthen the field of food and nutritional surveillance for these adolescents, encouraging healthy food habits, as well as sustainable educational activities.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; FOOD habits; COMPARATIVE studies; FOOD; FOOD preferences; HIGH schools; INGESTION; RESEARCH methodology; PROBABILITY theory; SURVEYS; ADOLESCENT nutrition; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2012, Vol 6, Issue 9, p2161
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/reuol.2570-20440-1-LE.0609201221