The relationship between diet and body weight way perception on a lot of teenagers at a high school in the city of Piatra Neamt, Romania
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Nutrition is an essential factor for ensuring appropriate development/growth of children and youth. Objectives: knowledge of
teenagers and how food is influenced by the perception of body appearance. Material and methods: the study was conducted
on a sample of 189 young people at a high school. Eating habits have been appreciated with the help of a questionnaire of
weekly savings, which has been applied in 2010 and 2014. Results and discussion: body weight is considered good in 70.30%
cases, the differences obtained after 4 years are being statistically insignificant. Dairy products appear in menus especially 1-3
times per week (69.84%) the situation encountered and the eggs (63.49%). Animal products studied is deficient intake, which
is a big problem. The dominant contribution of bread and fruit is 4-7 times per week, adapted the rules of rational nourishment.
No statistically significant differences occur depending on how the perception of body weight. Conclusions: educational
programs are needed which would lead to real food needs to be adapted in the body of the young.
Keywords: Diet; bodyweight; teenagers.
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