Gutkowska Krystyna, Czarniecka-Skubina Ewa, Górska-Warsewicz Hanna, Hamulka Jadwiga
Department of Food Market and Consumer Research, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), 166 Nowoursynowska St, 02-787, Warsaw, Poland.
Department of Food Gastronomy and Food Hygiene, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), 166 Nowoursynowska St, 02-787, Warsaw, Poland.
Sci Rep. 2025 May 19;15(1):17339. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-01829-y.
Unhealthy nutrition among schoolchildren causes different diseases during childhood and later life, and the nutrition habits created in this period will continue in the future life. The aim of this study was to estimate schoolchildren's food and nutrition knowledge based on parents' opinions collected during qualitative research conducted using the Focus Group Interview (FGI) technique among 49 parents of primary school pupils from the capital city of Poland-Warsaw. Based on these findings, it was concluded that nutrition education for school children is needed because of the current lack of appropriate knowledge in both children and their parents, especially in practical aspects. Nutrition education is necessary to change pupils' attitudes toward food and nutrition, especially their nutritional behavior and responsible food choices. For this purpose, traditional and modern IT and telecommunications tools can be used; however, it should be noted that they must be used under adult supervision to understand better the different aspects of proper nutrition and food choices and to distinguish advertising from nutrition knowledge. The results provide a theoretical basis for undertaking intervention measures based on the family and school. It is important to underline that nutrition education at home, the equal institution in terms of importance within formulating proper attitudes toward food and nutrition as well other kinds of social behavior as school, can be realized during everyday activities connected with meal preparations.
学童的不健康营养会在童年及以后的生活中引发各种疾病，且这一时期形成的营养习惯会在未来生活中持续存在。本研究的目的是，根据在波兰首都华沙对49名小学生家长运用焦点小组访谈（FGI）技术进行定性研究期间收集到的家长意见，评估学童的食物和营养知识。基于这些研究结果得出的结论是，由于目前儿童及其家长都缺乏适当的知识，尤其是在实际方面，因此需要对学童进行营养教育。营养教育对于改变学生对食物和营养的态度，尤其是他们的营养行为和负责任的食物选择是必要的。为此，可以使用传统的以及现代的信息通信技术工具；然而，应当注意的是，必须在成人监督下使用这些工具，以便更好地理解合理营养和食物选择的不同方面，并区分广告与营养知识。这些结果为采取基于家庭和学校的干预措施提供了理论依据。需要强调的是，家庭中的营养教育在培养对食物和营养以及其他各类社会行为形成正确态度方面，与学校具有同等重要性，它可以在与准备饭菜相关的日常活动中得以实现。
