Abstract

DIAZ MARTINEZ, Ximena Mercedes et al. EFFECTIVENESS OF A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND A HEALTHY EATING PROGRAM FOR CHILEAN STUDENTS. Hacia promoc. Salud [online]. 2015, vol.20, n.1, pp.83-95. ISSN 0121-7577.  https://doi.org/10.17151/hpsal.2015.20.1.6.

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of a physical activity in a healthy eating program for Chilean students. Materials and Methods: The investigation was carried out with eight educational centers in Chillán with a total of 257 children. The intervention was applied for 5 months. Workshops were held during parents and guardians meetings with educational material, and children worked 45 minutes AF daily every day of the week and attended health workshops. The instruments used were two questionnaires, one about physical activity and the other about food frequency; besides, a digital scale and a stadiometer were used to obtain the nutritional state. Weight and height were measured and also the BMI and nutritional state were measured. Results: After the intervention the percentage of the sample that presented overweight diminished from 50.2% to 42% in general. Regarding the girls, they presented 47% overweight and when the intervention finished the percentage of overweight girls diminished to a 35.9% being 64.1% the cases in a normal state. As for food quality, it diminished from 28% to 5.4%; those who had a media went from 10.9 to 17.9, and in the same way, high quality increased from a 61.1% to 76,7%. Conclusions: The results show that programs to reduce child obesity which are dealt with physical activity and food workshops have good results.

Keywords : Nutrition; obesity; sedentary life style; students; motor activity; child nutrition.

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