Services on Demand
Journal
Article
Indicators
- Cited by SciELO
- Access statistics
Related links
- Similars in SciELO
Share
Estudios sociales. Revista de alimentación contemporánea y desarrollo regional
On-line version ISSN 2395-9169
Abstract
HERRERA, Eugenia Gisell and NAVARRO-DRAZICH, Diego. School gastronomy and obesity. Diets in schools canteen in Valle Fertil (San Juan, Argentina). Estud. soc. Rev. aliment. contemp. desarro. reg. [online]. 2020, vol.30, n.55, e20940. Epub Dec 06, 2021. ISSN 2395-9169. https://doi.org/10.24836/es.v30i55.940.
Objective:
This research aims to know the quality of diets offered by full-time elementary schools in Valle Fértil, Province of San Juan, in relation to children overweight and obesity.
Methodology:
Consisted in the calculation of the nutritional contribution of menus, and also interviews with principals and visit to the schools.
Results:
The variety in the diet does not conform to the daily recommendations for school-age children, in terms of energy (kilocalories), proteins, fibres and micronutrients; the results vary from school to school with respect to sodium, iron and macronutrients
Limitations:
The effective cases of childhood obesity in the schools under study were not recorded or analysed; neither students nor parents or teachers were interviewed. In addition, it is noted that healthy eating habits are not taught in schools. However, the number of recommended meals is respected.
Conclusions:
There is an important imbalance in the nutritional quality of the diet provided by full-time schools with dinning service in Valle Fértil: diagnosis that could lead to cases of children overweight and even obesity.
Keywords : contemporary food; gastronomy; school; diet; menu; dinning service; overweight; obesity.