1. Food consumption and physical activity among Chilean school children.
Food consumption. Physical activity (P.A)
Food consumption Physical
Sample. Interviewers. Nutricional status
of selected food. habits.
Regions. Age. Nutricionists or Children’s weight
A quantified food Students were
teachers. and height were
frequency asked about how
measured using
questionnaire was many hours do
-North (Arica). A total of SECA MODEL 713
applied. they watched t.v
-Center 1701 boys and scale.
and P.A
(Buin). girls between
frequency.
-South (Pto. 8-13 years old.
Montt).
Two urban
schools and one
rural school.
Results.
Nutritional status. Food consumption P.A Nutritional status.
for selected food.
Obesity was Boys Girls 10% of children The overall prevalence
higher in boys. reported never of obesity was
Younger watching t.v . Half significant higher in
Age: 10-13. Boys
children Snacks and watched ½ per day. boys. Obesity is now
consumed
exhibited higher beverages 7-28.6% watched over affecting progressively
significantly more
prevalence in were high in 3h. The time spent in younger children.
dairy products,
both genders. the younger after school P.A varied
fruits and
vegetables than group. according to age and
girls. gender. The more
-High consumption time children spent in
of bread a P.A the less time
they devoted to t.v
watching.