Consumer behavior, eating habits and television viewing in students from Florianópolis, Brazil
Keywords:
Children, Behavior, Nutritional status, Eating habits, TelevisionAbstract
Objective
To identify the consumer behavior of a small sample of students (pilot study), regarding their eating habits and influence of television.
Methods
This is a pilot study with 57 students aging from 7 to 10 years attending the elementary grades of a private school located in Florianópolis (SC). A questionnaire developed specifically for this research was used and anthropometric assessment was done. The data were analyzed using association tests (Pearson´s chi-square test -χ2) and analysis of variance. The differences were considered significant when p<0.05.
Results
All students had television sets at home; 75.0% in their own bedrooms. Most of them snacked while watching television (98.0%) or ate their meals with the television on (89.5%). Weekly intakes of fruit and vegetables were way below the ideal quantities proposed by the food pyramid. Students classified as frequent viewers (4 or more times a day) ate fewer vegetables than did the moderate ones. Anthropometric evaluation indicated that 23.6% were overweight/obese and 9.1% presented central adiposity.
Conclusion
Results suggest that strategies must be employed, such as parent’s counseling and development of school programs, in order to prevent possible health problems in the studied population.
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