The “Keep Fit!” programme for building health-competence in children and adolescents in Poland regarding their diet and physical activity – study design

Wojtyła-Buciora, Paulina; Bołdowski, Tomasz; Wojtyła, Cezary; Żukiewicz-Sobczak, Wioletta; Wojtyła, Krzysztof; Chęcińska-Maciejewska, Zuzanna; Wojtyła, Andrzej; Krauss, Hanna

doi:10.5114/jhi.2016.65359

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“…There are several physical activity-oriented campaigns currently conducted in Poland. The programs such as “Athletics for all” [ 10 ], “School sports club” [ 11 ], “Keep fit!” [ 12 ] aimed to provide regular athletics training in children and adolescents in Poland. Although improving awareness about the basics of healthy nutrition in participants was usually a secondary aim in such projects, the nutritional habits of participants were rarely investigated within the programs [ 12 ].…”

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“…The programs such as “Athletics for all” [ 10 ], “School sports club” [ 11 ], “Keep fit!” [ 12 ] aimed to provide regular athletics training in children and adolescents in Poland. Although improving awareness about the basics of healthy nutrition in participants was usually a secondary aim in such projects, the nutritional habits of participants were rarely investigated within the programs [ 12 ]. To date, several local and nationwide studies conducted in Poland focused on nutritional habits and frequency of consumption of food groups in children and adolescents [ 7 , 13 – 21 ].…”

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Nutritional habits according to age and BMI of 6–17-year-old children from the urban municipality in Poland

Basiak-Rasała¹,

Górna²,

Krajewska³

et al. 2022

J Health Popul Nutr

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Background Balanced nutrition is crucial for adolescent’s proper physical and mental development. Dietary habits change significantly with a child’s development. Along with increasing age and the shift towards adolescence, unhealthy diet-related habits become more common. The objective of the survey study was to determine the differences in nutritional habits between children and adolescents according to their age and body mass index (BMI). Methods “Let’s get the kids moving” campaign (pol. “Uruchamiamy dzieciaki”) was launched in 2016. Within the campaign, the survey study was conducted in 2913 participants between 6 and 17 years old from primary and junior high schools in Wroclaw (Poland). The survey was anonymous, and its supplement was voluntary. Participants were divided into age groups. The study group of 2913 consisted of 29.8% of 6–9-year-olds, 32.7% of 10–12-year-olds, and 37.5% of 13–17-year-olds. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated and further interpreted as a BMI z-scores depending on children’s age and gender. Results A total of 19.3% of participants consumed 3 meals a day or less. Children from the oldest age group (13–17) consumed statistically significantly fewer meals per day than younger children (p < 0.001). Children from the oldest age group (13–17) consumed breakfast statistically less often than children of age group 10–12 years (75.0% vs. 83.6%; p < 0.001) and children of age group 6–9 years (75.0% vs. 84.0%; p < 0.001). Severely thin children consumed breakfast significantly more often than overweight (85.8% vs. 76.3%; p = 0.004) and children with obesity (85.8% vs. 75.9%; p = 0.021). Children with obesity consumed vegetables significantly less often than severely thin (p < 0.008), thin (p < 0.001), and children with normal body weight (p < 0.007). The oldest children (13–17 years) consumed Coca-Cola and SSB (p < 0.001) and fruit-flavored beverages (p < 0.05) significantly more often than children from other age groups. Boys consumed carbonated beverages with added sugar significantly more often than girls (p < 0.01). Conclusions Unhealthy diet-related behaviors in children and adolescents may promote overweight and obesity and should be targeted in health promotion programs. Special attention should be paid to 13–17-year-olds, as adolescents from this group made more unhealthy choices than younger children.

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Nutritional habits according to age and BMI of 6–17-year-old children from the urban municipality in Poland

Basiak-Rasała¹,

Górna²,

Krajewska³

et al. 2022

J Health Popul Nutr

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“…Current studies show that the most effective way of dealing with obesity is through appropriate dieting and increased energy expenditure through physical activity [13,15]. For these reasons, educational and health programmes need to be introduced to ensure adolescents are made fully aware that physical activity and a healthy diet are required for a healthy life during all of its stages [16][17][18].…”

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An all-Poland survey of physical activity and sedentary lifestyles for middle school, high school and university students

Wojtyła-Buciora¹,

Bołdowski²,

Wojtyła³

et al. 2017

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Introduction: Most countries have witnessed an increasingly sedentary lifestyle in recent decades. Experts estimate that only one third of adolescents undertake sufficient physical activity to guarantee normal physical, mental and emotional development. Study aims: To determine the frequency of PE (Physical Education) lessons as well as after-school movement activities and sedentary behaviour. To establish the association between physical activity, TV watching and computer use (screen time) with the risks of overweight and obesity in students. Material and methods: A survey of 3,548 middle school students, 4,423 from high school and 5,595 university students was performed in 2011. In the former two groupings, the questionnaire had been devised by Poland's GIS (Chief Sanitary Inspectorate), based on one previously employed for WHO global school-based student health survey (GSHS) studies. The university students used an electronic questionnaire made available on an internet site from Lublin, Poland. Results: Half the middle and high school students undertook 2 to 5 hours of physical activity per week, while only 16% of university students did so. In their free time after school, one quarter of middle and high school students engaged in selected sporting activities, usually for one hour each week. Of the university students, 84% did not undertake any movement activities at all. Excessive body mass was most frequently found in students spending 3 to 4 hours per day watching TV or using computers. Conclusions: Students, in particular at the university level, demonstrated a somewhat poor commitment to undertaking PE lessons or other movement activities, whilst focusing mainly on sedentary activities.

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The “Keep Fit!” programme for building health-competence in children and adolescents in Poland regarding their diet and physical activity – study design

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Nutritional habits according to age and BMI of 6–17-year-old children from the urban municipality in Poland

Nutritional habits according to age and BMI of 6–17-year-old children from the urban municipality in Poland

An all-Poland survey of physical activity and sedentary lifestyles for middle school, high school and university students

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