Relationships between parents’ academic backgrounds and incomes and building students’ healthy eating habits

Background Building healthy eating habit is essential for all people. School and family are the prime institutions to instill this habit during early age. This study is aimed at understanding the impact of family such as parents’ educations and incomes on building students’ healthy eating habits. Methods A survey on building students’ eating habits was conducted among primary school students of grade 4 (11 years) and 5 (12 years) from Kulim district, Malaysia. Data from 318 respondents were analysed. Descriptive statistics were used to find the present scenario of their knowledge, attitude and practices towards their eating habits while one-way ANOVA and independent sample t-test were used to find the differences between their practices based on students’ gender, parents’ educations and incomes. Results The study finds that the students have a good knowledge of types of healthy food but yet their preferences are towards the unhealthy food. Though the students’ gender and parents’ educations are not found significantly related to students’ knowledge, attitude and practices towards healthy eating habits, parents’ incomes have significant influence on promoting the healthy eating habit. Discussion Findings of this study can be useful to guide parents in healthy food choices and suggest them to be models to their children in building healthy eating habits.

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EXPLORATION OF FACTORS OF FORMATION OF FOOD HABITS AND MODERN TENDENCIES OF SCHOOL FOOD AT CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT AGE

Ukrainian Scientific Medical Youth Journal ◽

10.32345/usmyj.1(121).2021.70-82 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 121 (1) ◽

pp. 70-82

Author(s):

Svetlana Clubei ◽

Kateryna Pogorelova ◽

Halyna Saltykova ◽

Ganna Gnyloskurenko ◽

Elena King

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Young Children ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Healthy Eating ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Food Choices ◽

School Nutrition ◽

School Students ◽

Gastrointestinal Pathology ◽

The Impact

All over the world, the number of people suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract is increasing every year. Digestive diseases are also not the last place in the structure of causes of death. One of the main causes of gastrointestinal pathology is irrational, unhealthy diet, the foundations of which are often laid in childhood. Education at school is a change in diet, the child's independence in choosing food. At school age, certain food choices are gradually fixed in the eating habit and determine the formation of the health of children and adults. The aim of the study was to investigate the factors that play a leading role in the formation of eating habits in schoolchildren of different ages, and the attitude of schoolchildren to nutrition in secondary schools in Kyiv. At the research took part 267 students of secondary schools in Kyiv, 214 of them - are younger students (8-11 years), and 53 - older students (12-17 years). Two questionnaires presented to students in grades 3-4 and grades 5-11, certain questions allowed us to assess the impact on food choices of factors such as family eating habits, friends' opinions, advertising, and personal beliefs. Also, the answers to certain questions were grouped in such a way as to assess the trends in school nutrition and the readiness of the student's family to follow the rules of healthy eating with the child. The criterion for exclusion from the study was the presence of diseases that require any dietary restrictions. The results of the study: according to the survey, 42-47% of young children have the greatest influence on the formation of eating habits of family eating habits and their own beliefs, while for most older children (75.5%) the influence of family eating habits prevails. Among 267 students who are in school for an average of about 6-8 hours, have a full meal 178 (66%), almost a third use the service "ready school lunches", 32% bring food from home, 1/3 of children in schools consume only fruit and water. Of the 208 students who ate lunch at school at least once, 63% of children thought it was delicious, but 37.4% said that lunch was cold and did not allow them to eat it with pleasure. Only 13% of children noted that lunches were not tasty. The majority of young children (82%) believe that their parents will support them in choosing healthy food, compared to 47.1% of high school students. These results can be used by teachers to understand the main points of influence on the formation of healthy eating skills in children, and questionnaires can be used to assess school nutrition and to assess the dominant factors in the formation of eating habits in an individual child.

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McHealthy

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly ◽

10.1177/1938965516668403 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 6-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Elisa K. Chan ◽

Robert Kwortnik ◽

Brian Wansink

Keyword(s):

Healthy Eating ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Saturated Fat ◽

Food Choices ◽

Healthy Food ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Consistent Finding ◽

Healthy Eating Habits ◽

Habitual Behavior ◽

Selection Of

Food choices are often habitual, which can perpetuate unhealthy behaviors; that is, selection of foods high in sodium, saturated fat, and calories. This article extends previous research by examining how marketing incentives can encourage healthy food choices. Building on research examining marketing incentives, temporal goals, and habitual behavior, this research shows that certain incentives (behavioral rewards vs. financial discounts) affect individuals with healthy and less healthy eating habits differently. A field study conducted at a corporate cafeteria and three lab studies converge on a consistent finding: The effects of marketing incentives on healthy food choice are particularly prominent for people who have less healthy eating habits. Results showed that behavioral rewards generated a 28.5% (vs. 5.5%) increase in salad sales; behavioral rewards also led to 2 pounds more weight loss for individuals with less healthy eating habits. The research offers important implications for scholars, the food industry, consumers, governments, and policy makers.

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Building healthy eating habits in childhood: a study of the attitudes, knowledge and dietary habits of schoolchildren in Malaysia

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.2651 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. e2651 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Kazi Enamul Hoque ◽

Megat Ahmad Kamaluddin ◽

Ahmad Zabidi Abdul Razak ◽

Afiq Athari Abdul Wahid

Keyword(s):

Healthy Eating ◽

School Health ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Saturated Fat ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

School Students ◽

Healthy Environment ◽

School Health Program ◽

Healthy Eating Habits

BackgroundOverweight and obesity have increased rapidly in incidence to become a global issue today. Overweight and obesity problems are significantly linked to unhealthy dietary patterns, physical inactivity and misperception of body image. This study aimed to determine whether Malaysian children build healthy eating habits from childhood.MethodsA survey on eating habits was conducted among primary school students in standards 4 to 6 in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The findings of the study were reported in the form of descriptive statistics involving frequencies and percentages. Data from 400 respondents were analyzed.ResultsOur findings showed that the students understood the definition of healthy food and the types of food that are considered healthy. Although the students knew that food such as deep-fried drumsticks and hamburgers contain a high amount of saturated fat and cholesterol, these foods were still consumed by them. There was also a high consumption of foods that are fried and contain sugar, salt and saturated fat. In choosing food, two major factors contributed to the students’ decisions: cleanliness (65.8%) and the preference of their parents (12.3%).DiscussionOur findings indicate that by implementing the Integrated School Health Program (ISHP) properly, students’ eating habits can be improved by creating a school with a healthy environment.

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Lipodystrophy as dietary and cosmetic problem

Progress in Health Sciences ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0013.3698 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 60-64

Author(s):

M. Niczyporuk ◽

Ł. Bacisz ◽

B. Jankowska ◽

M. Knaś

Keyword(s):

Healthy Eating ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Tissue Composition ◽

Fat Tissue ◽

Beauty Salon ◽

Different Ages ◽

Healthy Eating Habits ◽

The Impact ◽

Cosmetic Problem

Introduction: Lipodystrophy is a skin composition disorder. One of the kinds of lipodystrophy is cellulite. Differences in fat tissue composition between woman and man are the cause that lipodystrophy affects women more often. It affects women of different ages - from maturation to menopause. Is estimated that this problem affects 85% of women above the age of 20. Purpose: To analyse the impact of cosmetic procedures and diets on skin affected by cellulite. Materials and methods: The study was conducted based on a survey using a proprietary questionnaire filled by 57 clients of beauty salon Health and Beauty Center “Anamed”, located in Lomza. The study was conducted between 12.2014 and 01.2015. Results: The diet and treatments performed by the respondents were analyzed and their subjective effectiveness assessed. After analyzing the data, it was observed that one-way actions do not bring the expected results. In order to reduce cellulite, it is necessary to undertake multidirectional activities. Conclusions: Cosmetic treatments minimize cellulite changes and improve the overall condition of the skin. Proper healthy eating habits should be promoted because they help to act in the treatment and more importantly preventive in the formation of cellulite.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthy Eating Habits

10.47755/jcnh.1000105 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-2

Author(s):

Ikechukwu C. Esobi ◽

M. K. Lasode ◽

M.O. Flores Barriguete

Keyword(s):

Healthy Eating ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Healthy Eating Habits ◽

The Impact

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Fueling the Body and Mind

Teaching the Whole Musician ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190868796.003.0009 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 195-220

Author(s):

Paola Savvidou

Keyword(s):

Healthy Eating ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Music Performance ◽

The Body ◽

College Life ◽

Balanced Diet ◽

Healthy Eating Habits ◽

The Impact ◽

Support Students ◽

Good Sleep

This chapter addresses nutrition and sleep as they relate to music performance and college life. These two topics are presented together because of the significant amount of research demonstrating their interconnectedness. The first part of this chapter discusses the challenges university students face in achieving a balanced diet, the components of proper nutrition, and guidelines for healthy eating habits. Eating disorders, as well as ways to support students who may be dealing with difficulties related to eating, are discussed. The second half of the chapter presents an overview of sleep. Foundational information such as sleep/wake cycles, factors that affect sleep, and the impact of sleep deprivation on nutrition are followed by descriptions of common sleep disorders and strategies for developing good sleep hygiene.

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U.S. Sustainable Food Market Generation Z Consumer Segments

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11133607 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (13) ◽

pp. 3607 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Su ◽

Tsai ◽

Chen ◽

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Healthy Eating ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Food Choices ◽

Product Attributes ◽

Environmental Consciousness ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Ecological Awareness ◽

Generation Z ◽

Healthy Eating Habits

This study explores the interaction between environmental consciousness and sustainable food attributes as predictors in the market segmentation process for sustainable foods with respect to United States (U.S.) Generation Z (Gen Z) consumers. This study was executed using a cross-national, web-based survey to analyze and categorize Gen Z female (n = 435) and male (n = 377) consumers between 18 and 23 years of age living in the continental United States. The objectives of this study were to classify U.S. Gen Z consumers into unique segments based on their environmental consciousness and to assess the functional relationships among the following: (a) their degree of ecological awareness; (b) the importance of the perception of sustainable food attributes; (c) their food choices associated with healthy eating habits; and (d) sociodemographics. Survey data were analyzed using cluster analysis of consumer groups based on environmental consciousness. Environmental consciousness was measured using a composite score of the environmental involvement scale and the environmental values scale. Gen Z consumers with high environmental consciousness (sustainable activists) and moderate ecological awareness (sustainable believers) considered more eco-friendly and healthy product attributes when purchasing sustainable food, whereas Gen Z consumers with low environmental consciousness (sustainable moderates) considered more extrinsic product attributes (e.g., price and convenience). Furthermore, the results indicate that food choices associated with healthy eating habits could be used to develop a profile for different eco-conscious Gen Z consumer groups. The contributions of this study are twofold. First, for academic researchers, this paper extends marketing segmentation research concerning environmentally sensitive young consumers. Second, for industry professionals, this study provides food retailers or food service operators with sustainable consumer values that will aid in the development of effective, green marketing strategies to better attract and meet the sustainability expectations of Gen Z—the consumer segment with the most spending power of any generation.

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Frequency of the High Body Mass Index in School Going Children in Dhaka City

University Heart Journal ◽

10.3329/uhj.v10i1.24592 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 23-26

Author(s):

Lamisa Saiyara Siddique ◽

Samsun Nahar ◽

Tanjima Parvin

Keyword(s):

Healthy Eating ◽

Private School ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Eating Habits ◽

High Body Mass Index ◽

Dhaka City ◽

Fast Foods ◽

Healthy Eating Habits ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity ◽

The Impact

Childhood obesity is highly prevalent in urban areas of Bangladesh but information is limited. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of obesity in children aged 9-11 years and raise awareness about obesity and its complications. The study was conducted in a Private English Medium school in Dhaka involving 140 students whose height and weight was measured. The BMI was calculated by software provided by Centre of Disease Control. In the present study, we showed that 50% of the students were either overweight or obese out of which26.4% were obese. Majority of those found obese or overweight consumed fast foods. In conclusion, prevalence of obesity was high in a private school, which houses children from mostly middle to high income families. Enforcing healthy eating habits amongst parents could yield better results in lowering the BMI. Further surveillance in this population is essential in verifying the impact of obesity.University Heart Journal Vol. 10, No. 1, January 2014; 23-26

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Short- and Medium-Term Impact of a Structured Medical Intervention in Adolescents with Overweight, Obesity, or Increased Waist Circumference

Obesity Facts ◽

10.1159/000519270 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Luisa Macieira ◽

Jorge Saraiva ◽

Lélita da Conceição dos Santos

Keyword(s):

Waist Circumference ◽

Physical Exercise ◽

Healthy Eating ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Medical Intervention ◽

Medium Term ◽

Maximum Duration ◽

Healthy Eating Habits ◽

The Impact ◽

Overweight Or Obesity

Introduction and Objectives: This study aimed to assess the impact of a structured medical intervention in adolescents with overweight or obesity at medical discharge and after 5 years and identify the factors responsible for the reappearance of anthropometric alterations. Methods: A total of 42 adolescents with overweight, obesity, and/or increased waist circumference (WC) participated in a survey on eating habits, physical exercise, and sedentary habits. Body mass index (BMI), fat mass (FM), and WC were evaluated quarterly during a structured medical intervention, with a maximum duration of 3 years (2007–2010) and 5 years after its conclusion (2015–2016). SPSS 19.0®was used for statistical analysis. Results: Initially, 23.8% adolescents were overweight, 28.6% were obese, 83.3% had increased FM, and 95.2% had high WC. A significant improvement was noted until medical discharge with respect to BMI, FM, and WC (p < 0.001) owing to an increased number of meals; reduction in the consumption of hypercaloric foods/drinks (p < 0.001); increase in the consumption of fruits, vegetables, and soup (p < 0.001); increase in physical exercise and daily walks (p < 0.001); and reduction in sedentary habits (p < 0.001). At reassessment, after 5 years, the majority had normal BMI, FM, and WC (p < 0.001), although 45.2% had abandoned sports (p < 0.001). Conclusions: A relation exists between the improvement or normalization of BMI, FM, and WC and the number of meals, healthy eating habits, physical exercise, and less sedentary habits. The intervention was associated with an improvement in the parameters during the short and medium terms.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthy Eating Habits

Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Health ◽

10.47755/2766-9688.1000105 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-2

Author(s):

Ikechukwu C. Esobi ◽

M. K. Lasode ◽

M.O. Flores Barriguete

Keyword(s):

Healthy Eating ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Healthy Eating Habits ◽

The Impact

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