RESEARCH PAPER
TYPE OF PRODUCTS SELECTED AND BEVERAGES CONSUMED BY PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
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Hospital of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Wołomin, Poland
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Academy of Medical Sciences of Applied and Holistic Sciences in Warsaw, Poland
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Faculty of Medicine, Lazarski University, Warsaw, Poland
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Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce
Submission date: 2024-04-30
Final revision date: 2024-07-02
Acceptance date: 2024-07-02
Publication date: 2024-08-06
Corresponding author
Jarosław Piotr Chmielewski
Jarosław Piotr Chmielewski, Academy of Medical Sciences of Applied and Holistic Sciences in Warsaw, Kasprzaka 49, 01-234 Warsaw, Poland
Jarosław Piotr Chmielewski, Academy of Medical Sciences of Applied and Holistic Sciences in Warsaw, Kasprzaka 49, 01-234 Warsaw, Poland
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Unhealthy diet of children and adolescents is a major public health problem. The purpose of the study was to assess the frequency of consumption of selected products and beverages by children in the Wołomin county of the Mazowieckie voivodeship, Poland.
Material and methods:
A total of 146 pupils aged 6-13 from primary schools in the Wolomin county of the Mazowieckie voivodeship took part in the survey. The research tool was in the form of an anonymous questionnaire on the frequency of consumption of selected products and beverages. An attempt was also made to assess nutritional status using BMI interpretation. All the necessary analyses were carried out in a statistical programme (STATISTICA PL 10.) at an assumed significance level of α=0.05.
Results:
Respondents consumed white bread most often, i.e. several times a day, (53.4%) while least often consumed foods were pulses (2.7%) and fish (2.7%). As for drinks, 63.7% of respondents drank water daily, and it was the most commonly drunk beverage. Boys were significantly more likely than girls to drink sugary drinks, cola-type drinks, energy drinks and coffee, and to eat fast food products (p<0.05).
Conclusions:
Dietary abnormalities found among the participants in the study were found especially among boys. Further education of young people regarding good nutrition is necessary.
Unhealthy diet of children and adolescents is a major public health problem. The purpose of the study was to assess the frequency of consumption of selected products and beverages by children in the Wołomin county of the Mazowieckie voivodeship, Poland.
Material and methods:
A total of 146 pupils aged 6-13 from primary schools in the Wolomin county of the Mazowieckie voivodeship took part in the survey. The research tool was in the form of an anonymous questionnaire on the frequency of consumption of selected products and beverages. An attempt was also made to assess nutritional status using BMI interpretation. All the necessary analyses were carried out in a statistical programme (STATISTICA PL 10.) at an assumed significance level of α=0.05.
Results:
Respondents consumed white bread most often, i.e. several times a day, (53.4%) while least often consumed foods were pulses (2.7%) and fish (2.7%). As for drinks, 63.7% of respondents drank water daily, and it was the most commonly drunk beverage. Boys were significantly more likely than girls to drink sugary drinks, cola-type drinks, energy drinks and coffee, and to eat fast food products (p<0.05).
Conclusions:
Dietary abnormalities found among the participants in the study were found especially among boys. Further education of young people regarding good nutrition is necessary.
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