Comparative study of nutritional status, body composition and eating practices in two high schools students

Abstract

Fernandez-Sanchez Abigail, Macias-Carrillo Claudia, Ortega-Ceballos Paola Adanari, Zuñiga-Hernandez Ofmara, Vega-Argote Gloria

Blackground: The prevalence of Overweight and Obesity is a public health problem that affects the adolescent population. Healthy eating practices are optimized with motivation, resources and knowledge and thus favor growth, physical and mental development. Unhealthy eating practices can induce different types of nutritional disorders.

Objective: Determine the relationship between eating practices, body mass index, and body fat composition in students from two public and private high schools. Methodology: 500 students participated, the instruments used CVUJU-R and CAR, assesses eating practices, sociodemographic variables and by anthropometry: mass index and body fat composition, for statistical analysis Student’s t, ANOVA, Pearson p<.05 was used.

Results. It was observed that they consume a variety of foods 1 to 3 times a week (47.6% to 67%), more than half do not practice a healthy diet related to motivation, knowledge and resources. They present a body mass index with: overweight (30.2%) and obesity (12%) when buying the body fat composition was higher: overweight (32%) and obesity due to adiposity (47%) in private high school women. The higher proportion in body fat composition and lower in body mass index stand out in the mean score. Contrasting the relationships: educational establishment, sex, age, percentage of body fat and body mass index was significant p=<. 05. Discussion. Studies report unhealthy eating behaviors in overweight and obese populations as well as an increase in fat mass composition.

Conclusions. The conditions show, dietary risk and standards to evaluate body mass composition. Strengthen nursing interventions to promote healthy eating behaviors in adolescents.

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