Nutritional knowledge and body mass index: A cross-sectional study

Valmórbida, Júlia; Goulart, Maíra Ribas; Busnello, Fernanda Michielin; Pellanda, Lúcia Campos

doi:10.1590/1806-9282.63.09.736

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“…Earlier, a study found that lower levels of physical activity leads to increase risk of excess weight [ 45 ]. Our finding that nutritional KAP scores had an inverse association with BMI was in accord to a previous study, where negative association of nutritional knowledge with BMI has been reported [ 46 ]. Up to our best knowledge, this is the first study, which found an inverse association between nutritional KAP scores and BMI in medical students in China.…”

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A Comparative Study of Nutritional Status, Knowledge Attitude and Practices (KAP) and Dietary Intake between International and Chinese Students in Nanjing, China

Haq

Mariyam

et al. 2018

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University students tend to have poor dietary practices, which ultimately affect their nutritional status. International students are becoming more prevalent in China. The current study aimed to compare the nutritional status, knowledge attitude and practices (KAP) and dietary intake between international and Chinese students in China. A comparative study was conducted in undergraduate students of Nanjing Medical University aged 17–31 years including 308 international and 393 Chinese students. Data was collected by self-administered questionnaire. Body composition was detected by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Student t-test and chi square test were used for comparison. Linear regressions were used for association of nutritional status with determinants. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in international student was higher than Chinese students. International male and female students were having significantly (p < 0.05) high BMI and percent body fats than Chinese male and female students. Nutritional KAP scores of Chinese students was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than international students. As for diet consumption, daily milk consumption was high in international students while daily egg and weekly fish and meat consumption were found more in Chinese students. Fast foods and carbonated drinks weekly consumption was significantly (p < 0.001) high in international students. After adjusted for age, gender, education, sleeping duration and physical exercise, the inverse association of nutritional KAP with BMI remained significant. Our data indicate that international students had more percent body fats, less nutritional KAP scores and unhealthy dietary habits than Chinese students. Proper nutrition education and guidance for improving good habits and nutritional status is suggested for international students.

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A Comparative Study of Nutritional Status, Knowledge Attitude and Practices (KAP) and Dietary Intake between International and Chinese Students in Nanjing, China

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“…The BMI also explained the level of the knowledge of nutrition. It is in line with previous reports that indicate that obese mothers have PLOS ONE a lower level of knowledge about healthy eating compared to mothers with normal body weight [58,59].…”

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Adult attachment styles and mothers’ life satisfaction in relation to eating behaviors in the families with overweight and obese children

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Family plays a significant role in shaping children's eating behaviors. The aim of the study was to assess whether mothers’ attachment style, their life satisfaction and their own body weight can be associated with family eating behaviors. The results from 52 dyads (mothers/children) covered by the Metabolic Disease Clinic were analyzed. A targeted sample selection was used, taking into account the weight (overweight/obesity) and age (≥11 years) criteria of the child. The results have shown that the mother's body weight is a significant determinant of her child's body weight. The anxiety-ambivalent attachment style in mothers is a significant predictor of behaviors aimed at regulating and controlling affective states by food. A decrease in the knowledge of nutrition is associated with an increase in the level of anxiety-ambivalent and avoidant style. The avoidant attachment style is significantly associated with the nutrition organisation and control. Dysfunctional eating behaviors predominate among mothers with a lower level of life satisfaction. The lower the level of life satisfaction, the greater the tendency to regulate affective states and family relationships through nutrition, and to manifest improper organisation of nutrition. Mothers with obesity, compared to mothers with overweight and with normal body weight show a higher level of regulating emotions through food, improper organisation of nutrition and lower control in this area. The research results indicateshow significant relationships between insecure attachment styles, life satisfaction, and the mother's weight with eating behaviors unfavorable to health. It is therefore necessary to include family factors in the process of creating effective intervention strategies.

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“…Estos resultados son consistentes con estudios similares [22][23][24] . Estos resultados podrían deberse al hecho de que, por cultura, las mujeres se sienten más comprometidas y responsables en cuanto a la compra y la preparación de los alimentos en el hogar 25 . No obstante, otros estudios 9 difieren con nuestros resultados, en los que se ha demostrado que los adolescentes presentaron actitudes desfavorables y prácticas alimentarias inadecuadas.…”

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Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de alimentación saludable e índice de masa corporal en adolescentes peruanos: Un estudio transversal

Pajuelo

Saintila

Vásquez

et al. 2021

Rev Esp Nutr Hum Diet

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Introducción: El sobrepeso y la obesidad constituyen una de las principales preocupaciones sanitarias en los adolescentes. Tener los conocimientos suficientes, representa una opción para disminuir los riesgos. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la correlación entre conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas e índice de masa corporal (IMC) en adolescentes peruanos.Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio no experimental de tipo transversal en 242 adolescentes de edades comprendidas entre 11 a 18 años. Para determinar los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre alimentación saludable, se desarrolló un cuestionario según los criterios propuestos por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y Alimentación (FAO, por sus siglas en inglés). Además, se calculó el índice de masa corporal para la edad (IMC/Edad) de acuerdo con las recomendaciones de la Organización Mundial de Salud (OMS). El análisis de los datos se hizo mediante el software estadístico IBM SPSS versión 24. Resultados:La proporción de mujeres que demostraron conocimientos altos, actitudes favorables y prácticas adecuadas, fue superior en relación con los varones (76,5 % vs. 75,0%), (75,5% vs. 70,7%) y 72,5% vs. 67,9%, respectivamente. Sin embargo, no hubo diferencias significativas (p>0,05). La proporción de varones que presentaron sobrepeso y obesidad fue 25,7% y 12,1%, respectivamente. Finalmente, se encontró correlación positiva estadísticamente significativa entre el IMC/Edad con los conocimiento, actitudes y prácticas acerca de alimentación saludable en los adolescentes (ρ=0,137; p=0,033), (ρ=0,160; p=0,013) y (ρ=0,133; p=0,039), respectivamente.Conclusiones: Los hallazgos sugieren que los adolescentes, especialmente los varones, deben ser el foco de programas de intervención nutricional integrados, con el propósito de disminuir la prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad.

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Nutritional knowledge and body mass index: A cross-sectional study

Cited by 24 publications

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A Comparative Study of Nutritional Status, Knowledge Attitude and Practices (KAP) and Dietary Intake between International and Chinese Students in Nanjing, China

A Comparative Study of Nutritional Status, Knowledge Attitude and Practices (KAP) and Dietary Intake between International and Chinese Students in Nanjing, China

Adult attachment styles and mothers’ life satisfaction in relation to eating behaviors in the families with overweight and obese children

Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de alimentación saludable e índice de masa corporal en adolescentes peruanos: Un estudio transversal

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