FAMILY INFLUENCE ON EATING HABITS AND LIFESTYLE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDHOOD

Authors

  • Cláudia Thomé da Rosa Piasetzki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2574-313X
  • Eva Teresinha de Oliveira Boff Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Iara Denise Endruweit Battisti Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, campus Cerro Largo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-7114.2020.41.13-24

Keywords:

Food consumption, Exercise, Culture, Child Nutrition

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the family influence on eating habits and lifestyle development in children. Methods: In this study participated 100 children and their respective relatives (100). The data were collected from a questionnaire and anthropometric evaluation. The study population corresponds to the total number of students, aged 2 to 12 years old, from two municipal schools where the research took place. Results: Most children (57%) presented eutrophic, but the overweight and obesity number was relevant. Both children and their families use a lot of digital technology. The family showed influence on the number of children's meals, fruit consumption, vegetables and sweets, and physical activity, as well as learning about healthy eating. Conclusion: The family members influence on eating habits and lifestyle development in childhood, but the school is an important place to promote healthy eating.

Author Biography

Cláudia Thomé da Rosa Piasetzki

CLÁUDIA THOMÉ DA ROSA PIASETZKI é Nutricionista. Trabalha nas Secretarias de Saúde e Educação do Município de Bozano/RS. Doutora em Educação em Ciências: Química da Vida e Saúde - UFRGS. Mestre em Educação nas Ciências – UNIJUÍ.

E-mail: claudiapiasetzki@hotmail.com.

Linha 8 Leste, Vila Floresta, Interior –Ijuí – RS – Brasil – CEP 98.700-000.

Published

2020-12-23

How to Cite

Thomé da Rosa Piasetzki, C., Boff, E. T. de O., & Endruweit Battisti, I. D. (2020). FAMILY INFLUENCE ON EATING HABITS AND LIFESTYLE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDHOOD. Context and Health Journal, 20(41), 13–24. https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-7114.2020.41.13-24

Issue

Section

Nutrição & Saúde