Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2021.1974307
Physical activity and nutrition of children in primary education
Loris Benassi
orcid.org/0000-0002-3235-1791
Iva Blažević
orcid.org/0000-0002-4437-2792
Dea Janković
orcid.org/0009-0007-8608-3909
Sažetak
Physical inactivity is the fourth major cause of mortality in the
world, so the World Health Organisation advises for children and
adolescents to accumulate moderate physical activity at least
60 minutes a day with the aim to preserve health and prevent the
occurrence of various chronic diseases. Elevated overweight and
obesity, besides in adulthood, occur increasingly more in childhood. The aim of the research is to determine the level of nutrition and physical activity of younger school children, as well as
the differences between girls and boys. The results obtained on a
sample of 265 participants of a younger school age show that
girls and boys have a normal nutritional level in the first and third
grade, while for girls and boys of the second and fourth grade an
elevated level of the body mass index (BMI) was noticed. Results
show that most girls and boys of a younger school age do sports
in their free time, and that they spend approximately 2 to 3 hours
a day outdoors. Boys usually train three times a week, girls train
two times a week, while the average boys’ training lasts 60, and
the girls’ training 75 minutes.
Ključne riječi
Physical activity; sport; nutrition; children; younger school age
Hrčak ID:
302470
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.3.2023.
Posjeta: 556 *