Relación entre estilos de vida de padres y hábitos alimentarios en niños de 5 - 11 años para identificar obesidad centro psicopedagógico “Entra en mi mundo”, club “Emelec”, Tambo período 2021.

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between parental lifestyles and eating habits in children aged 5-11 years to identify the risk of obesity in the "Entra en mi mundo" psychopedagogical center and the "EMELEC" sports club from the Tambo canton; for which information was collected through validated surveys and taking anthropometric measurements such as weight and height. The research design is cross-sectional and is divided into two phases, one descriptive and the other analytical; the study variables were: parental lifestyles, obesity, and eating habits in children. The CHI2 and ANOVA tests were used with a statistical significance level of p0.05. It obtained results that unhealthy lifestyles of the parents are related to lower consumption of vegetables by the children, and unhealthy parental lifestyles were related to increased Body Mass Index BMI/Age in children. Concluding that parents are the main pillars in instilling healthy eating habits in their children, to prevent overweight and obesity. However, most of them lead unhealthy lifestyles that affect the nutritional status of children. Recommending educational workshops focused on healthy lifestyles, aimed at parents and children, to improve eating patterns, preventing childhood overweight and obesity.