Hábitos alimentarios y actividad física en niños de 7 a 9 años de edad de la Unidad Educativa Particular Riberas del Daule, durante el periodo junio – julio del 2019 en el cantón Daule.

Abstract

The purpose of this research work was to determine the prevalence of eating habits and physical activity in children aged 7 to 9 years of age at the Ribera’s del Daule Private Educational Unit, during the period from June to July 2019 in the Daule canton. The study was descriptive, not experimental and transversal. The sample that was worked was 66 students from third to fifth year of basic equation. The instruments used were the food consumption frequency survey and eating habits questionnaire. Anthropometric values were taken by appropriate tools for weight, height and BMI. To perform the corresponding analyzes, percentage growth curves of the WHO were used. As a result for the BMI / Age indicator, the highest percentages for each sex gave a diagnosis of overweight and obesity. With reference to the size / Age indicator, this reflects that the highest percentages for each sex gave as a diagnosis of overweight and obesity for boys and girls. For the analysis of eating habits, most of them have inadequate results due to the greater consumption of unhealthy foods, and the consumption of vegetables and fruits is not adequate. With the results obtained for the level of physical activity of schoolchildren, it was determined that more than 50% of students do not perform any type of physical activity. Therefore, it was determined that bad eating habits and lack of physical activity predominate in children, affecting their nutritional status, generating overweight and obesity.