Adolescent Dietary Habits in Five Colombian Cities: Global Health Survey Results
Keywords:
Adolescents, Colombia, diet, obesity, health surveysAbstract
Objective: To provide information on the key issues of adolescent students´ dietary and nutritional habits with the aim of possibly altering their school-day calorie intake.
Methods: The Global School-Based Health Survey was carried out in public and private schools in five Colombian cities: Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Manizales and Valledupar. Students were selected through a multi-stage sampling procedure. The survey was anonymous, voluntary and self-processed by students. Statistical analysis was performed at the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control. Results are representative for adolescent students, ages 13-15, in each city.
Results: In the five cities, only 15.1% of students reported recommended consumption of five or more daily portions of fruit; 62.5% reported snacking between meals, three or more times during the previous week; and, 30.1% reported soft drink consumption, twice a day or more, during the previous thirty days.
Conclusions: Results indicate worrisome dietary habits among adolescents in five Colombian cities and should be used to foster specific school-based interventions.
Author Biographies
Marion Piñeros, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo Área de Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Constanza Pardo, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Grupo de Vigilancia Epidemiológica del Cáncer, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Elpidia Poveda, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Departamento de Nutrición Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
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