Influencia del uso y conocimientos del etiquetado nutricional tipo “Semáforo Nutricional” en el sobrepeso y obesidad infantil del Colegio Maximiliano Spiller, Tena 2017.

Abstract

Analyze the influence of the use and knowledge of nutritional labeling type "nutritional semaphore" in overweight and childhood obesity of Maximiliano Spiller School, Tena 2017. The design and type of research used is non-experimental, cross-sectional; with a descriptive, correlational scope and a quantitative and qualitative approach. The information collected includes variables: General Characteristics, Demographic Characteristics, Anthropometry, Food Intake and use and understanding of the labeling Type "Nutritional Traffic Light", this information processed in the SPSS 21 Program and in the STATA program, the analysis unit is 135 adolescents from 14 to 18 years with overweight and obesity of the College under study. Based on the results, it was identified that the male and female population is overweight with an average body mass index (BMI) (25.85kg / m) and (26.53kg / m) respectively, in the female population there is a risk increased cardiovascular and in both sexes there is an excess of fat in the body composition by the result of high fat intake. There is a negative correlation (r = -0.185) which formulates a higher knowledge lower waist index in this way the variability of the waist circumference is given (p = 0.032) in a 3.42% by the level of knowledge and when correlating the variable total energy consumption according to the consumption survey with level of knowledge of nutritional labeling type "nutritional traffic light" there are no statistical significance between the two variables, adolescents with greater knowledge about nutritional labeling have lower waist circumference and as a recommendation use social networks as means of mass dissemination in order to inform about diseases due to poor diet.