Nutritional habits of pre‐school children
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The aim of the research was to investigate the dietary habits of pre‐school children in the prefecture of Ioannina and the possibility of intervention that could enhance their nutrition. The research was carried out during the school year 2004‐05. The prefecture of Ioannina was divided into 4 areas: urban, basin, semi‐urban and rural area. The participants in this research were preschoolers’ parents. The means of collecting research material were one questionnaire about the frequency of food consumption on the part of children for parents and a form with the measurements of children`s height and weight. These two were measured in order to calculate their BMI (Body Mass Index). 1093 parents filled in the questionnaires about their children`s dietary habits. The index of the credibility of the questionnaire completed by parents Cronbach`s alpha was 0,839. The results of the research showed that children`s BMI had a positive correlation with their parents` BMI, the consumption of sauce and cheese, the amount of time they spend watching television in combination with nibbling, the number of siblings (children) in the family and the children`s age. Their BMI had a negative correlation with the consumption of spaghetti and the population of the area since children from the semi‐urban and rural areas of the prefecture had a higher BMI in comparison with children who lived in the urban area and the basin.
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Γκανιάτσα (Dimitra Gkaniatsa) Δ. (2015). Nutritional habits of pre‐school children. Investigating the child’s World, 14, 11–21. https://doi.org/10.12681/icw.17379
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