Consumo alimentario, actividad física y prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en niños que asisten al jardín de infantes Luis Alberto Falconí de la ciudad de Riobamba. Provincia de Chimborazo de 2012.

Abstract

This research is aimed at evaluating nourishment consumption, physical activity, and overweight as well as obesity prevalence on kindergarten children (girls and boys) at Luis Alberto Falconi School, in Riobamba City, Chimborazo Province. The study corresponded to a transversal descriptive type. A sample of 50 boys and girls was taken in order to study the following variables: Biological characteristics, anthropometric evaluation, physical activity, and alimentary consumption. The data were tabulated by means of WHO Anthro (World Health Organization Anthropometry, Microsoft Excel and JMP version 5.1. Overweight and obesity prevalence were related to physical activity and nourishment consumption; it was determined that inadequate food consumption and not enough physical activity constitute important etiological factors concerning overweight and obesity on the investigated group. The findings showed the following data: 48 percent from the total are boys and 52 percent are girls; mothers’ complete primary level of education 20 percent, Secondary level of education 42 percent, and higher level of education 32 percent. The anthropometric evaluation based on standard anthropometric indicators MCI/AGE 78 percent; overweight and obesity 22 percent; T//E standard growing 42 percent; low height 58 percent; bad physical activity 48 percent; a very low fat content diet 24 percent; adequate based nutrients diet 6 percent; low nutrients diet 50 percent; mid nutrients diet 44 percent; and low food consumption practice value 24 percent. It is recommended to: Provide the children’s parents with talks to strengthen knowledge about the importance of proper nourishment; Create more recreational activities so that the children’s physical activities become more frequent; then, those activities can help the investigated population reduce overweight and obesity prevalence.