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tective foodstuff ingestion frequency of secondary school prehrana otrok in mladostnikov | nutrition of children and adolescents
students
Manica Radivo1, Tamara Poklar Vatovec2
1 Secondary school Izola, Polje 41 6310 Izola, Slovenia
2 University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
Introduction: The aim of the study was i) to evaluate the nutritional status and
dietary habits of students, with special emphasis to the frequency of fruit, veg-
etable, legumes, fish and nuts ingestion, and ii) to research the relationship be-
tween selected variables according to gender, region of inhabitance and nutri-
tional status using BMI.
Methods: Research was conducted in spring of 2019 among the third grade
secondary school students in Slovenia (n = 1563). In the research study, anon-
ymous questionnaire of the 1ka open source application was used (30 ques-
tions).
Results: During the weekdays, 39.5 % of students regularly eat breakfast. 27.3
% of the students consumes fresh fruit every day; the proportion is higher
among girls (32.7 %). A higher proportion of girls consumes fresh vegetables
every day compared to boys (31.5 % and 19.8 % respectively). A shortage of
the overall vegetable (151 g boys, 160 g girls) and legumes (140 g b, 126 g g) in-
take is greater than that of fruit (163 g b, 159 g g). At least ones a week 27 %
of students consumes fish (28 % b, 26.6 % g). This proportion is the highest in
Obalno-kraška and the lowest in Posavska region. Average BMI of the students
is 22.35 kg/m2.
Discussion and conclusions: The ingestion of protective foodstuff among stu-
dents is not in accordance with recommendations. We should consider the in-
clusion of healthy nutrition contents into secondary school curriculum and to
strengthen measures of nutrition policy in secondary schools.
Keywords: secondary school students, fruit and vegetables, legumes, fish,
nutritional status
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students
Manica Radivo1, Tamara Poklar Vatovec2
1 Secondary school Izola, Polje 41 6310 Izola, Slovenia
2 University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
Introduction: The aim of the study was i) to evaluate the nutritional status and
dietary habits of students, with special emphasis to the frequency of fruit, veg-
etable, legumes, fish and nuts ingestion, and ii) to research the relationship be-
tween selected variables according to gender, region of inhabitance and nutri-
tional status using BMI.
Methods: Research was conducted in spring of 2019 among the third grade
secondary school students in Slovenia (n = 1563). In the research study, anon-
ymous questionnaire of the 1ka open source application was used (30 ques-
tions).
Results: During the weekdays, 39.5 % of students regularly eat breakfast. 27.3
% of the students consumes fresh fruit every day; the proportion is higher
among girls (32.7 %). A higher proportion of girls consumes fresh vegetables
every day compared to boys (31.5 % and 19.8 % respectively). A shortage of
the overall vegetable (151 g boys, 160 g girls) and legumes (140 g b, 126 g g) in-
take is greater than that of fruit (163 g b, 159 g g). At least ones a week 27 %
of students consumes fish (28 % b, 26.6 % g). This proportion is the highest in
Obalno-kraška and the lowest in Posavska region. Average BMI of the students
is 22.35 kg/m2.
Discussion and conclusions: The ingestion of protective foodstuff among stu-
dents is not in accordance with recommendations. We should consider the in-
clusion of healthy nutrition contents into secondary school curriculum and to
strengthen measures of nutrition policy in secondary schools.
Keywords: secondary school students, fruit and vegetables, legumes, fish,
nutritional status
107
