Nutritional status of children in school age: A look of concern in an era of COVID-19 pandemic

Correia, Lia; Medeiros, Marcela Novais; Chaves, R.; Pereira, Pedro Paulo Gomes; Ramalho, Rodrigo

doi:10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.09.639

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“…Students aged 10-14 years were more affected by being obese compared to other age groups. In contrast, a high percentage of underweight among school students during the COVID-19 period was recorded by Correia et al, as they revealed that the prevalence of those with BMI less than 5th percentile increased from 2.2% (in 2016) to 10% (in 2020) [15]. Moreover, Azoulay et al reported that fat tissues decreased among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, but muscle tissue increased [16].…”

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Insight about the Body Mass Index among School Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

Alfaleh,

Alkattan,

Almutairi

et al. 2023

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Background: Several reports indicate that long stay at home for online schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic changed the normal physical activity and body weight of school-age students. Previous studies revealed that almost 50% of school students complained of increased or decreased more than 3 kg of weight due to lower physical activity. This study aims to provide insight about the Body Mass Index (BMI) among school students during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A retrospective matched-longitudinal study was conducted in 2022 based on previous data about BMI-for-age percentile in school-age students aged 6 to 18 years. These data were collected the year before and during COVID-19 pandemic (2019-2021). Results: All the included students were Arabic (N = 53,580) and were not diagnosed with chronic illness. The outcomes showed that the overall percentage of students with normal weight was 54%, 56%, and 53% during the 2019-2021 years, respectively. Overweight among students increased during the COVID-19 pandemic years, as almost 10% of the students were overweight in 2019 compared with 12% in 2020 and 2021 years. Besides, obese students also increased in the 2020-2021 period compared with the 2019 year (15-17% vs. 10%). In contrast, underweight trends among students declined, as 26% reported in 2019 compared to 17-18% in 2020 and 2021. Conclusion: There are significant variations in Arabic school-age students regarding their BMI values. Obesity was highly detected among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic years compared to 2019, while underweight cases declined.

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confidence: 94%

Insight about the Body Mass Index among School Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

Alfaleh,

Alkattan,

Almutairi

et al. 2023

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Insight into Body Mass Index among School Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alfaleh,

Alkattan,

Almutairi

et al. 2024

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal

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Background: Several reports indicate that extended stay at home for online school as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic or other reasons may change the normal physical activity and body weight of school-age students. Previous studies revealed that almost 50% of school students complained of an increase or decrease of more than 3 kg of weight due to lower physical activity. This study aims to provide an insight into the body mass index (BMI) of school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A retrospective matched-longitudinal study was conducted in 2022 based on previous data on the BMI-for-age percentile in school students aged 6–18 years. These data were collected the year before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2019–2021). Results: All the included students were Arabic (n = 53,580) and were not diagnosed with chronic illnesses. The outcomes showed that the overall percentage of students with normal weight was 54%, 56%, and 53% during 2019–2021 years, respectively. The frequencies of students with optimal BMI increased significantly in 2020 compared to 2019 (P < 0.01); however, there was no statistical significance with regard to normal body weight trends (P > 0.05) between 2019 and 2021. Overweight among students increased during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2021), as almost 10% of the students were overweight in 2019 compared to 12% in 2020 and 2021 (P < 0.01). In addition, obese students increased in 2020–2021 compared to 2019 (15–17% vs. 10%, P < 0.01). In contrast, underweight trends among students declined from 26% reported in 2019 compared to 17–18% in 2020 and 2021 (P < 0.01). Conclusion: There are significant variations in Arabic school-age students regarding their BMI values. Obesity was highly detected among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic years compared to that in 2019, while underweight cases declined.

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The Effect of Parent's Nutrition Education on Nutrition Education of School-Age Children

Zakkour

Yıldıran

2022

Gazi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi

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Okul çağı çocukluk döneminde kazanılan sağlıksız beslenme alışkanlıkları ve yeme davranışları yetişkinliğe kadar devam edebilmekte, obezite ve Tip 2 diyabet gibi kronik hastalıkların gelişme riskini artırabilmektedir. Özellikle okul çağı çocuklarda yeme alışkanlıklarında erken yapılan doğru değişikliklerin sağlığı geliştirebileceği ve sonraki yaşamda hastalık geliştirme riskini azaltabileceği belirtilmektedir. Bu nedenle okul temelli beslenme eğitim programları da dâhil olmak üzere erken dönemde sağlıklı beslenmeyi destekleyen programların önemi artmaktadır. Çeşitli araştırmalar, cinsiyet, yaş, sosyoekonomik durum ve yaşanılan ülke gibi demografik özelliklerden bağımsız olarak, ebeveynlerin beslenme alışkanlıklarının çocukların beslenme davranışları üzerinde büyük bir etkisi olduğunu gözlemlemiştir. Aile ile birlikte yeme, ebeveynlerin rol model olması, ebeveyn beslenme bilgi düzeyi, ebeveyn teşvikinin artması ve aşırı baskının azalmasının çocukların beslenme davranışlarını olumlu yönde etkileyebileceğini düşündürmektedir. Ebeveynleri tarafından sağlıklı beslenme konusunda teşvik edilen çocukların okul temelli beslenme eğitim programlarından edindikleri bilgileri daha uzun süre kullanım potansiyelleri vardır. Bu durum, ev ortamının çocuklarda sağlıklı beslenme davranışını desteklemedeki önemli rolünü vurgulamaktadır. Ebeveyn katılımlı çocuk besleme eğitimlerinin, diyetle ilgili hastalıkları önlemek için gelecekte uygulanacak diyet müdahalelerinin ve politikalarının tasarlanmasına yardımcı olabilecek değiştirilebilir risk faktörleri olarak değerlendirildiği çalışmalar artırılmalıdır. Bu derleme de, ebeveyn beslenme eğitiminin okul çağı çocuklarında verilen beslenme eğitimine etkisinin değerlendirildiği çalışmalar incelenmiştir.

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Nutritional status of children in school age: A look of concern in an era of COVID-19 pandemic

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Insight about the Body Mass Index among School Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

Insight about the Body Mass Index among School Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

Insight into Body Mass Index among School Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Effect of Parent's Nutrition Education on Nutrition Education of School-Age Children

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