Assessment of dietary habits and dietary intake in underweight children
Journal Title: Postępy Nauk Medycznych - Year 2012, Vol 25, Issue 12
Abstract
<b>Introduction. </b>Proper nutrition is one of the determinants of health. Diet disturbances, both lower or higher intake of nutrients, may lead to health impairment. Children and adolescents are exposured to negative effects of dietary mistakes in particular. Prolonged underweight leads to caloric/protein deficiencies which may result, especially at a young age, impairment of physical, mental and social development.<br><b>Aim.</b> The aim of this study was to evaluate selected dietary habits and dietary intake of underweight students of 3<sup>rd</sup> class in primary schools.<br><b>Material and methods.</b> From the population 1255 students of 3<sup>rd</sup> class of randomly selected primary schools from 5 regions of Poland, 122 students with underweight was enrolled in this study. Anthropometric data were collected. Food consumption (3-day dietary records) and eating habits questionnaire was completed by the children and their parents.<br><b>Results.</b> 9.7% students was underweight – 11.5% girls and 7.9% boys. Over 25% of underweight children didn’t eat breakfast every day before school and over 34% of them didn’t eat second breakfast or school lunch every day. There was high percent of diet with deficiency of energy and nutrients such as fat, potassium, calcium, folate and vitamin D in examined group.<br><b>Conclusions.</b> Nutritional habits as well as composition of diet of underweight children was unsatisfying and were different from dietary guidelines. Irregularities in nutritional habits and diet may have influenced the occurrence of underweight in this group of children. Underweight in children and adolescents may increase the risk of health impairment and influence negatively mental development and cognitive functions.
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Katarzyna Wolnicka, Anna Taraszewska, Joanna Jaczewska-Schuetz
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