Relación entre el estado nutricional y los hábitos alimenticios en escolares de 4to a 7mo año de educación básica de la Unidad Educativa Amparo Espinosa de Unda en el periodo de Noviembre 2018 a Enero del 2019

Abstract

Nutrition is the most influential factor in the growth and development of children, its deficit stops both processes and is linked to the ability to respond to diseases, thus being considered a main reason for care in the child population. For this reason, the present investigation aims to determine the relationship between nutritional status and eating habits of schoolchildren. The sample used was 93 schoolchildren from 7 to 13 years old, which represents that 52% are women and 47% are men. A frequency analysis of food consumption was carried out, accompanied by an anthropometric assessment of the children, which resulted in the students not maintaining good eating habits, and they presented a variation in relation to their weight and BMI for the age with the highest incidence. of overweight. By effect, it was concluded that eating habits do influence the nutritional status of students.