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Estudios sociales. Revista de alimentación contemporánea y desarrollo regional
On-line version ISSN 2395-9169
Abstract
ROCHA-OLVERA, Ana Karen et al. Relationship of socioeconomic level with the food content of school lunches and the nutritional status of children on the northern border of Mexico. Estud. soc. Rev. aliment. contemp. desarro. reg. [online]. 2023, vol.33, n.62, e231331. Epub Mar 04, 2024. ISSN 2395-9169. https://doi.org/10.24836/es.v33i62.1331.
Objective:
To identify the nutritional status and eating habits in snacks of schoolchildren in 12 public schools in Reynosa Tamaulipas, related to socioeconomic level.
Methodology:
The socioeconomic level was identified, weight, height and waist circumference were measured, and school snack foods were recorded for five consecutive days, after signing the informed consent by the parents.
Results:
Regarding the eating habits related to the socioeconomic level, it was observed that the children of the lower middle level had a higher consumption of calories based on foods such as flautas, fried tacos, hamburger, pizza, hot cakes, tamales, ham, egg, flour tortilla, potato, fresh cheese. Unlike the medium-high level, who had a higher consumption of sugary drinks, pasteurized cheese, tacos, fruit, dairy products, and vegetables.
Lz<710. imitation:
Low availability of the parents to sign the informed consent.
Conclusion:
It is recommended to strengthen food policies to carry out interventions in school snacks with other healthy food alternatives considering the socioeconomic level.
Keywords : contemporary food; socioeconomic level; schoolchildren; public schools; eating habits; school snacks.
