Kukulu Kamile, Sarvan Süreyya, Muslu Leyla, Yirmibesoglu Serife Gözde
Antalya Health School, Akdeniz University, Turkey.
J Child Health Care. 2010 Dec;14(4):355-66. doi: 10.1177/1367493510380079. Epub 2010 Nov 15.
The changes in dietary habits and way of life of adolescents can lead to some nutrition problems. The purpose of this study was to compare dietary habits of children living in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas regarding their physical characteristics, socio-economic milieu and educational level. A total of 737 students studying in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades of two different primary schools took part in the study. Data were collected by a questionnaire including dietary habits of participants. Furthermore, the weight and height of students were measured and their body mass index was calculated. During the study, while 4.3 percent of students living in the non-metropolitan area were found obese, this figure was 8.4 percent in the metropolitan area. A big majority of non-metropolitan students have breakfast and lunch at home. Metropolitan students not having lunch at home have their lunch at restaurants or school canteens and generally consume more snacks. The obesity risk of students participating in the study was found to be high. Intervention programs should be organized in order to inform the students about the importance of healthy nutrition and lead them to change their current consumption behavior.
青少年饮食习惯和生活方式的改变会导致一些营养问题。本研究的目的是比较生活在大城市和非大城市地区的儿童在身体特征、社会经济环境和教育水平方面的饮食习惯。共有737名在两所不同小学六年级、七年级和八年级就读的学生参与了这项研究。通过一份包括参与者饮食习惯的问卷收集数据。此外，测量了学生的体重和身高，并计算了他们的体重指数。在研究期间，发现生活在非大城市地区的学生中有4.3%肥胖，而在大城市地区这一比例为8.4%。绝大多数非大城市的学生在家吃早餐和午餐。不在家吃午餐的大城市学生在餐馆或学校食堂吃午餐，并且通常吃更多零食。参与研究的学生肥胖风险较高。应该组织干预项目，以便让学生了解健康营养的重要性，并引导他们改变当前的消费行为。
