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0044/2016 - Influence educational interventions on knowledge about food and nutrition of adolescentsa public school
Influencia de intervenções educativas no conhecimento sobre alimentação e nutrição de adolescentes de uma escola pública

Author:

• Tamara de Souza Pereira - Pereira, Tamara de Souza - Federal University of Lavras, Department of Nutrition - <tamaraspereira@hotmail.com> +

Co-author(s):

• Rafaela Corrêa Pereira - Pereira, Rafaela Corrêa - Federal University of Lavras, Department of Food Science - <rafacpereira@gmail.com>
• Michel Cardoso de Angelis-Pereira - de Angelis-Pereira, Michel Cardoso - Federal University of Lavras, Department of Nutrition - <deangelis@dnu.ufla.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente

Abstract:

Eating habits of teenagers have been marked by high consumption of foods rich in fat, sodium and simple sugars which, together with a sedentary lifestyle, are directly related to the incidence of obesity and other chronic non-communicable either among adolescents as in adulthood. This scenario reinforces the urgency to adopt food and nutrition education programs (FNE). Thus, the objective of this study was to identify the eating habits and, sequentially, evaluate the degree of knowledge about food and nutrition of adolescent, intervene with EAN actions, applying two separate educational resources (lecture and quiz type game) and compare the effectiveness of both educational process. The study included 59 adolescents between 13 and 16 years, enrolled in two classes of the eighth grade of a public school in the city of Lavras - Minas Gerais. Results showed prevalence of inadequate dietary patterns marked by the high consumption of foods rich in simple sugars and fats. Both the application of the game as the lecture were efficient to increase the level of knowledge among adolescents and when compared, the methods showed no significant difference between them.

Keywords:

educational resourceseating habitsfood and nutrition educationadolescents

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Pereira, Tamara de Souza, Pereira, Rafaela Corrêa, de Angelis-Pereira, Michel Cardoso. Influence educational interventions on knowledge about food and nutrition of adolescentsa public school. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Jan). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/influence-educational-interventions-on-knowledge-about-food-and-nutrition-of-adolescentsa-public-school/15466?id=15466



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