Relación de los hábitos alimenticios y el rendimiento escolar en niños en etapa preescolar.

Abstract

Introduction: The child's eating habits will be defined by their tastes and preferences, accompanied by guidelines that their parents have taught them. The accelerated rhythm of life that was had, had a great negative influence on the feeding of children. Objective: To determine the relationship between eating habits and school performance in children from 4 to 6 years of age from private educational institutions (virtual mode). Materials and methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study, in which the Krece Plus test, a 24-hour reminder, and an information sheet were used, addressed to the parents of 15 preschool students enrolled in the 2020-2021 school year. Results: When asking different questions about food during confinement time, although 46.67% of the respondents answered that they did not modify it, they highlighted that, now being at home, working and living with their children, they are more aware of their nutritional needs, to create schedules that favor a correct diet, actions that previously could not be done due to lack of time. Conclusion: This confinement helped the children in their diet, because, often due to the work of their parents, the children did not have meal times. Although a higher percentage of children evaluated with a good quality of nutrition obtained a good school performance, we must continue trying to ensure that children have a better lifestyle, that parents provide excellent products and a good example, accompanied by pre-established schedules.