Objective: To assess the effects of a nutritional education program on the prevalence of overweight/obesity and on the foods eaten by schoolchildren in the 2nd grade of primary education. Methods:The sample was made up of 135 schoolchildren, recruited from one private and one public school in Florianópolis, Brazil, and allocated to either an intervention group (n = 55) or a no-intervention group (n = 80). The children underwent two anthropometric assessments and two dietary intake assessments, before and after attending a nutritional education program. The program consisted of eight fortnightly meetings and covered subjects related to healthy diets, how to make healthy snacks, and physical activity. Nutritional status was classified according to body mass index for age, using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts as reference, and the foods the children ate at school were classified according to the Santa Catarina School Canteens Act. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, and values of p ≤ 0.05 were defined as significant. Results:The percentage of overweight/obese schoolchildren increased from 21.8 to 23.6% in the intervention group and from 33.7 to 35.0% in the no-intervention group (p > 0.05). The intervention group significantly (p = 0.013) reduced its intake of artificial juice, which is prohibited by the Act. In the no-intervention group, there was a significant increase in intake of prohibited foods, such as mass-produced snacks (p = 0.021) and soda (p = 0.031). Furthermore, the intake of breakfast cereal, which is appropriate for eating at school, decreased (p = 0.039). Conclusion:Despite its short duration, after attending the nutritional education program, there were improvements in the quality of the food the schoolchildren were eating. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2009;85(4):315-321:Dietary and nutritional education, nutritional assessment, dietary habits, anthropometry, overweight, obesity. ResumoObjetivo: Avaliar o efeito de um programa de educação nutricional na prevalência de sobrepeso/obesidade e no consumo alimentar de alunos da 2ª série do ensino fundamental.Métodos: Amostra composta por 135 escolares de uma escola privada e uma pública de Florianópolis (SC), divididos entre os grupos com intervenção (n = 55) e sem intervenção (n = 80). Realizaram-se duas avaliações antropométricas e de consumo alimentar, antes e após a aplicação de um programa de educação nutricional. O programa foi composto por oito encontros quinzenais e abordou temas referentes à alimentação saudável, confecção de lanches adequados e atividade física. O diagnóstico nutricional foi obtido pelo índice de massa corporal para idade, de acordo com o Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, e os alimentos consumidos na escola foram classificados em permitidos ou proibidos pela Lei das Cantinas de Santa Catarina. Os dados foram analisados no Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, considerando como significativo p ≤ 0,05.Resultados: O percentual de escolares com sob...
Objectives: to assess the association between parents' Body Mass Index and schoolchildren from the age of 7 to 14 years old.Methods: cross sectional epidemiological study with 886 schoolchildren from two public and two private schools in Florianópolis Island, Santa Catarina state. Schoolchildren and theirs parents anthropometric diagnostic was defined from the respectively BMI for age according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and WHO cutoff points. The association between parents BMI and schoolchildren was estimated through the prevalence ratio (PR) with confidence interval (CI) 95% and Pearson's chi-square test with the significant value of p<0.05.Results: higher overweight and obesity prevalence was verified in male students, 29.9%, compare to 17.7% to female students (p<0.001). Significant statistical relation between female students BMI and theirs mothers BMI was found, according to PR=1.63; p=0.02 and theirs fathers BMI, PR=1.78; p=0.01. The association between male students IMC and theirs mothers and fathers did not show significant statistical relation.Conclusions: the female students prevalence of show overweight or obesity is 1.63 times higher when theirs mothers also showed the same nutritional status and 1.78 times higher when the father shows overweight/obesity in comparison to mothers and fathers with normal weight or underweight.
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