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The Study of Unhealthy Eating Habits among Secondary Schools Students in Babel Governorate | ||
| Mustansiriya Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6 | ||
| Author | ||
| Maher Jawad Kadhum | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Healthy eating is vital for teens' health and well-being. The nutritional needs of teens vary accordingly, but generally increased due to the rapid growth and changes in body during puberty. A poor diet may cause health problems later in life such as obesity, heart disease, or diabetes. Aims: To assess the attitude and practice of students in Babel governorate secondary schools about factors affecting their nutritional status and the relation of some of these factors with demographic characteristics. Methods: A cross-sectional survey by using self-administered questionnaire about the attitude and practices (including feeling hungry in presence of food at home, eating breakfast daily, consumption of different food items according to number of servings daily of fruits, fresh vegetables, milk and dairy products, sweetener and soda drinks, fruit juice, fast food and high fat diets) to be filled in 15-20 minutes distributed to a sample of 2848 students from randomly selected secondary schools in Babel governorate, during the period from 1stJanuary to the last of February 2011. Results: The study showed that 3% of the sampled students always feel hungry and 54.2% always not skipping breakfast. Female skipping breakfast more than male and the difference was statistically significantly but the skipping rate difference was not significant between urban and rural areas. The consumption of food items including fruits about 31.1% in three serving and more daily, about 21% eating vegetables in more than three serving daily, more than 28% drinking sweetener soft drink or soda more than three times daily, 77.8% eating high fats diet three times and less daily and about 25.9% were not consuming milk and dairy products daily. Conclusions: There were unhealthy eating habits including less than normal number of servings for most of food items (fruits, vegetables, dairy products and fruit juices) and high usage of sweetener soft drink and unhealthy snack food. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Cross; sectional study; secondary schools; Babel; adolescence; unhealthy eating habits | ||
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