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Pediatría Atención Primaria
Print version ISSN 1139-7632
Abstract
ALFARO GONZALEZ, María et al. Food and exercise habits in teenagers. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria [online]. 2016, vol.18, n.71, pp.221-229. ISSN 1139-7632.
Objective:
to study the characteristics of diet and exercise in adolescents enrolled in school in the province of Valladolid.
Methods:
a broad survey was conducted anonymously and auto filled by 2412 students from 13 to 18 years old, extracting data related to food and exercise from March to May 2012.
Results:
the 79.2% of adolescents had breakfast daily in contrast to the 4% that never breakfasted. The 45.2% referred to consume fruit daily, taking cooked or raw vegetables at least twice a week, the 31.9% and the 62.6% respectively, and the 92.4% ate legume at least once a week. The 10.7% did not ever consume fish. Regarding to unhealthy foods, the 10.5% drank soft or fizzy drinks daily, the 7.2% ate snacks and sweets and the 4.5% ate chips. The 62.4% of these teenagers felt that their weight was adequate but the 30.2% had ever gone on a diet in some occasion. Inducing vomiting, taking laxa tives or diuretics to lose weight was ever used by the 7.7% of them and the 1.6% used these methods once a day or frequently. Regarding to exercise, the 95.8% exercised daily and the 69.6% at school.
Conclusions:
we found problems in the habits of feeding and exercise for teens. It is important to carry out promotional campaigns for healthy habits.
Keywords : disorders; Diet-therapy; Physical exercise; Teenagers..