Anthropometric characteristics and food habits of school children: indicative factors for nutrition education

Childhood obesity is increasingly prevalent in the population, and is mainly a result of poor eating habits. Schoolchildren aged between 5 and 10 years are attracted to more colorful, tastier, and cheaper foods. Eating habits are still being formed at this age, so it is very important to develop the...

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Main Authors: Luiza Cristina Godim Domingues Dias, Caroline de Barros Gomes, Ana Carolina Momentti, Natália Reis Furtado
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista, Pró-Reitoria de Extensão Universitária 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Ciência em Extensão
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Online Access:http://ojs.unesp.br/index.php/revista_proex/article/view/948