Title Povezanost prehrane i indeksa tjelesne mase kod djece rane i predškolske dobi Title (english) Association between nutrition and body mass index in children of early and preschool age Author Ana Maria Barbić Mentor Vatroslav Horvat (mentor)Committee member Marijana Hraski (predsjednik povjerenstva)Committee member Srna Jenko Miholić (član povjerenstva)Committee member Vatroslav Horvat (član povjerenstva)Granter University of Zagreb Defense date and country 2021-09-27, Croatia Scientific / art field, SOCIAL SCIENCES Scientific / art field, SOCIAL SCIENCES Abstract Tema ovog diplomskog rada je Povezanost prehrane i indeksa tjelesne mase kod djece rane i predškolske dobi te je rad podijeljen u dvije cjeline, prva se odnosi na teorijski dio, a drugi obuhvaća samo istraživanje. Zdrava odnosno pravilna prehrana, a posebice ona u djece, mnogo je više od same životne potrebe za unosom energije i gradivnih elemenata u organizam. Prehrana se sastoji od složenih socijalnih i psiholoških elemenata koji su ključni za optimalan rast i razvoj djeteta te za njegovo zdravlje u odrasloj dobi. S obzirom da se zdrave navike i stil života oblikuje već od najranije dobi, ovo je vrlo važna tema u ranoj i predškolskoj dobi djece. Nezdrave prehrambene navike, neredovita prehrana i nedovoljna tjelesna aktivnost dovode do sve učestalijeg javnozdravstvenog problema – debljine. S obzirom da se sve češće susrećemo i s preuhranjenošću i debljinom kod djece, važno je raditi na prevenciji debljine, te istovremeno isticati važnost pravilne prehrane i tjelesne aktivnosti kod djece.
U istraživanju koje sam provela unutar diplomskog rada cilj je bio objasniti u kolikoj mjeri prehrana utječe na indeks tjelesne mase kod djece rane i predškolske dobi. Kroz istraživanje se nastoji ustanoviti što i na koji način utječe na formiranje prehrambenih navika kod djece te kako su te iste navike povezane s njihovim indeksom tjelesne mase. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 48 djece u dobi između 5 i 7 godina.
Rezultati su pokazali kako su nezavisna i zavisna varijabla nedovoljno povezane, odnosno da nezdravu prehranu ne prati uvijek ITM koji izlazi iz okvira primjerene uhranjenosti. Također, u djece koja imaju previsok ITM nisu se pojavljivala obilježja neredovitih obroka, nedovoljne tjelesne aktivnosti ili konzumacije nezdravih namirnica. U obzir treba uzeti kako je moguće da su neka pitanja roditelji različito interpretirali pa bi u budućim istraživanjima trebalo detaljnije objasniti svako pitanje te istražiti kako roditelji pripremaju određene namirnice i koju količinu određene namirnice njihova djeca konzumiraju.
Abstract (english) The topic of this thesis is Relationship between nutrition and body mass index in children of early and preschool age, and the paper is divided into two parts, the first one relates to the theoretical part, and the second covers the research. Healthy or proper nutrition, especially in children, is much more than the vital need for energy and building elements in the body. Nutrition consists of complex social and psychological elements that are crucial for the optimal growth and development of the child and for his health in adulthood. Given that healthy habits and lifestyles are formed from an early age, this is a very important topic in the early and preschool age of children. Unhealthy eating habits, irregular diet and insufficient physical activity lead to an increasingly common public health problem - obesity. Given that we are increasingly encountering overweight and obese children, it is important to work on the prevention of obesity, and at the same time emphasize the importance of proper nutrition and physical activity in children.
In the research I conducted within my thesis, the aim was to explain to what extent diet affects body mass index in children of early and preschool age. The research seeks to establish what and in what way influences the formation of eating habits in children and how these same habits are related to their body mass index. The study involved 48 children aged between 5 and 7 years.
The results showed that the independent and dependent variables are insufficiently related, more precisely that an unhealthy diet is not always accompanied by a BMI that goes beyond adequate nutrition. Also, children with too high BMI did not show signs of irregular meals, insufficient physical activity, or consumption of unhealthy foods. It should be taken into account that it is possible that some questions have been interpreted differently by parents, so future research should explain each question in more detail and investigate how parents prepare certain foods and how much of certain foods their children consume.
Keywords
prehrana predškolske djece
pravilna prehrana
indeks tjelesne mase
tjelesni razvoj djeteta
debljina
Keywords (english)
nutrition of preschool children
proper nutrition
body mass index
physical development of a child
obesity
Language croatian URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:147:598541 Study programme Title: Graduate University Study of Early and Preschool Education Type of resource Text File origin Born digital Access conditions Open access Terms of use Created on 2022-05-20 09:26:36
