Food Habits of Primary School students and Their Association with Body Mass Index.

food habits are a representation of the cumulative impacts of the foods that people eat, and they effectively explain how nutrition may influence overall results of wellness measurements. The overall purpose of the research is really to determine whether food habits and body composition are related...

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Main Authors: Jamal SabrIdan, Jabbar Trish Ahmed, Hassan Faleeh Farhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Thi-Qar 2023-04-01
Series:مجلة علوم ذي قار
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Online Access:https://jsci.utq.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/998
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Jabbar Trish Ahmed
Hassan Faleeh Farhan
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description food habits are a representation of the cumulative impacts of the foods that people eat, and they effectively explain how nutrition may influence overall results of wellness measurements. The overall purpose of the research is really to determine whether food habits and body composition are related amongst Al-Hilla city's students in primary schools. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study was done in Babylon Governorate (Al-Hilla District) in Iraq from 1st ofNovember 2021 to 1stof March  2022 on 384studentswho had been selected  randomly and ranged in age from 6 to 13 years. The Body Mass Index (BMI)was calculated for students.Results: According to the results of the current study, 61% of individuals had normal BMI, 17% were obese, 16% were overweight, and 6% were underweight.BMI and gender have no statistically significant association.According to the survey, the majority of individuals (87%) possess neutral food patterns, while the minority (3%) has bad eating habits.Except for consuming snacks, the study have shownno significant connection between BMI and food patterns (P. value <0.001*). Conclusion:Most primary school students have neutral eating habits. Consumption of snacks and the educational level of the mother have been discovered to be significantly correlated with body weight.  
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spelling doaj.art-8a0945dfc3834182bb007545e16ef58b2023-11-10T13:13:32ZengUniversity of Thi-Qarمجلة علوم ذي قار1991-86902709-02562023-04-01101(SI)10.32792/utq/utjsci/v10i1(SI).998Food Habits of Primary School students and Their Association with Body Mass Index.Jamal SabrIdanJabbar Trish AhmedHassan Faleeh Farhan food habits are a representation of the cumulative impacts of the foods that people eat, and they effectively explain how nutrition may influence overall results of wellness measurements. The overall purpose of the research is really to determine whether food habits and body composition are related amongst Al-Hilla city's students in primary schools. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study was done in Babylon Governorate (Al-Hilla District) in Iraq from 1st ofNovember 2021 to 1stof March  2022 on 384studentswho had been selected  randomly and ranged in age from 6 to 13 years. The Body Mass Index (BMI)was calculated for students.Results: According to the results of the current study, 61% of individuals had normal BMI, 17% were obese, 16% were overweight, and 6% were underweight.BMI and gender have no statistically significant association.According to the survey, the majority of individuals (87%) possess neutral food patterns, while the minority (3%) has bad eating habits.Except for consuming snacks, the study have shownno significant connection between BMI and food patterns (P. value <0.001*). Conclusion:Most primary school students have neutral eating habits. Consumption of snacks and the educational level of the mother have been discovered to be significantly correlated with body weight.   https://jsci.utq.edu.iq/index.php/main/article/view/998food habitsbody mass indexstudents.
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Jabbar Trish Ahmed
Hassan Faleeh Farhan
Food Habits of Primary School students and Their Association with Body Mass Index.
مجلة علوم ذي قار
food habits
body mass index
students.
title Food Habits of Primary School students and Their Association with Body Mass Index.
title_full Food Habits of Primary School students and Their Association with Body Mass Index.
title_fullStr Food Habits of Primary School students and Their Association with Body Mass Index.
title_full_unstemmed Food Habits of Primary School students and Their Association with Body Mass Index.
title_short Food Habits of Primary School students and Their Association with Body Mass Index.
title_sort food habits of primary school students and their association with body mass index
topic food habits
body mass index
students.
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