Relación Entre Prácticas Alimentarias Reportadas Por Niños Chilenos Y Preferencias De Los Padres Para Su Consumo

Abstract

Childhood and adolescent obesity are on the rise in populations worldwide, including in middle-income transition economies like Chile, which has experienced a steep increase in childhood overweight and obesity.[1] Between 1986 and 1998, the prevalence of obesity in Chile increased from 4% to 30% in 6 to 11 year old boys and from 2% to 15% in 12 to 16 year old adolescent boys; in girls, the prevalence of obesity rose from 5% to 24% in 6 to 9 year olds and 2% to 18% in 10 to 16 year olds girls.[2] Obesity in childhood is a precursor to adult obesity and associated chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, [3] so failure to control childhood weight problems can lead to a less healthy adult population in a few decades. Children's food intake is one of the most important Rev Chil Nutr Vol. 37, Nº3, Septiembre 2010 RELACIÓN ENTRE PRÁCTICAS ALIMENTARIAS REPORTADAS POR NIÑOS CHILENOS Y PREFERENCIAS DE LOS PADRES PARA SU CONSUMO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REPORTED DIETARY PRACTICES OF CHILEAN CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS PREFERENCES FOR THEIR CONSUMPTIONAndrea J. Bankoski (1), Kathryn H. Jacobsen (1), Lisa R. Pawloski (1), Jean Burley Moore (2), Kathleen F. Gaffney (2), Sonia Jaimovich (3), Cecilia Campos (3) (1) Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.(2) School of Nursing, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.(3) Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.factors for controlling childhood weight problems and curbing rising obesity rates. This study compares children's self-reported food intake to their parents' reported consumption preferences for their children. Parents play an important role in preventing childhood overweight and obesity. When parents model good dietary habits, encourage proper nutrition, and ensure that healthy foods are available and accessible in the home, children are more likely to consume nutritious foods. [4][5][6][7] Parental preferences are especially important because eating behaviors during childhood form habits and food choices that persist in adulthood [8].The goal of this study was to explore the relationship between Chilean children's reported dietary practices and their parents' preferences for their consumption. ABSTRACTThe objective of this study was to examine agreement between parental preferences and self-reported food intake in Chilean children. In 2008, 152 pairs of 8 to 13 year old schoolchildren and their parents in Santiago were surveyed. Children self-reported their frequency of consumption of foods from various food groups. Parents reported how often they preferred their children to consume foods from these same food groups. Children reported consuming more sweets, high-calorie snacks, and fruit, and fewer grains than their parents reported preferring them to consume. Girls, 10 and 11 year olds, and children who watched television and used the computer for less than 2 hours per day had dietary patterns most closely aligned with their parents' reported preferences...

La televisión y su relación con el estado nutricional y frecuencia de consumo en niños de un conjunto habitacional de Talca, Chile

“…Tiempo destinado en ver televisión según porciones/semana de grupos de alimentos buenos hábitos alimentarios y garantizar alimentos saludables disponibles y accesibles en el hogar, lo cual implica que estén más atraídos a consumir alimentos nutritivos (25), además del ejercicio el acompañamiento y control de los contenidos ofrecidos por la televisión cuando se les exponga, puesto que el menor le es difícil distinguir la realidad-ficción de lo que recibe de la TV. Esto último es atendido por la maduración cerebral del niño y niña, puesto que en menores de 5 años, existe una marcada capacidad de fantasía, en la cual perciben las imágenes de la TV como reales y verdaderas y con capacidad de razonamiento crítico y relacional limitado (8).…”