Nutritional state and eating behavior associated with school achievement in adolescents

Authors

  • Liliane Maria Schumacher Centro Universitário UNIVATES
  • Simone Morelo Dal Bosco Centro Universitário Univates
  • Simara Rufatto Conde Centro Universitário UNIVATES

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v9i1.2146

Keywords:

Adolescente, Comportamento alimentar, Estado nutricional.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This is a transversal study with the objective to verify the association among nutritional state, eating behavior, and school achievement of adolescents of four municipal schools of Lajeado in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. METHOD: The sample was made up of 147 adolescents. To classify their nutritional state, the Body Mass Index per age was used, and to verify eating behavior the form of the Ministry of Health was used. School achievement was determined through students’ grades. Statistical tests ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis with a significance level of p≤0,05 were used. RESULTS: It was verified that 69.4% of adolescents were eutrophic; 15% were obese; 14.3% were overweight, and 1.4% had low weight. CONCLUSIONS: Eutrophic adolescents showed a higher food consumption frequency than obese ones. There was no significant difference between BMI and school grades. Although most adolescents were eutrophic, it is necessary to pay attention to overweight and obesity prevalence due to their relationship with several health problems.

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Author Biographies

Liliane Maria Schumacher, Centro Universitário UNIVATES

Nutricionista Centro Universitário UNIVATES Departamento de Nutrição

Simone Morelo Dal Bosco, Centro Universitário Univates

Nutricionista, Especialista em Nutrição e Dietética, Mestre em Gerontologia Biomédica PUC RS, Doutora em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde PUC RS Coordenadora do Curso de Nutrição da UNIVATES, Coordenadora do Curso de Pós Graduação em Nutrição UNIVATES

Simara Rufatto Conde, Centro Universitário UNIVATES

Departamento de Nutrição Docente do Curso de Nutrição da UNIVATES - Lajeado RS Mestre em bioquímica pela UFGRS

Published

2010-06-17

How to Cite

1.
Schumacher LM, Dal Bosco SM, Conde SR. Nutritional state and eating behavior associated with school achievement in adolescents. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2010 Jun. 17 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];9(1):87-96. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/2146

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Section

Applied Sciences