Eating habits in children of student mothers of the Adventist University of Chile. A descriptive study

Abstract

Introduction: the parenting methods implemented by parents shape the eating habits of their children, so addressing them is key to achieving subsequent problems of childhood obesity.Objective: to know the eating habits of the students of the Adventist University of Chile (UnACh) related to the feeding of their children.Methods: cross-sectional descriptive study. A sample consisting of 20 mothers studying a degree at the UnACh was studied, obtained with the convenience method. A frequency of consumption questionnaire and another on personal history were applied.Results: it was found that eggs (55 %), red meat (75 %), refined cereals (100 %), sugar (85 %), sugary drinks (75 %), led within the “complies” portion. 100 % of the children do not comply with the intake or portions recommended by the Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA) of whole grains, fruits, water and oil. Conclusions: We were able to identify that the diet reported by the mothers surveyed that they gave to their children was insufficient according to the recommendations according to age; being a factor that should concern nutrition professionals to intervene in this group of the population that studies and at the same time has the responsibility of caring for a minor