RESUMEN
The aim of the investigations carried out by the National Institute of Mother and Child in school-aged children and adolescents including a group of obese pupils, was to assess the health behaviour concerning eating habits and food consumption. A part of these investigations was carried out in framework of international collaborative studies. In a representative group of pupils in Poland, we found that vegetable, dark bread and milk consumption remained on low level, while the use of soft drinks increased. The number of children who ate breakfast at home and lunch at school decreased especially in girls. We found a statistically evident difference in eating habits between obese adolescents and these with normal body mass, especially concerning regularity of meal consumption. We find, that it is very difficult to change incorrect eating habits in obese adolescents. We observe in our outpatient clinic, that obese adolescents have changed the quantity of food, but they haven't changed their habits. The recommended by dietitions increase of fruits, vegetables and low fat milk consumption in their diet was not generally accepted.
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Conducta del Adolescente , Protección a la Infancia/estadística & datos numéricos , Conducta Alimentaria , Estado Nutricional/fisiología , Adolescente , Estatura , Índice de Masa Corporal , Peso Corporal , Niño , Conducta Alimentaria/psicología , Femenino , Análisis de los Alimentos , Preferencias Alimentarias , Humanos , Masculino , Evaluación Nutricional , Obesidad/epidemiología , Polonia/epidemiología , Factores de Riesgo , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
The aim of this study was to assess health behaviour in obese pupils aged 11-17 years in one of the districts in Warsaw. Self-assessment about own health, appearance and possibilities was also studied. Questionnaire studies were carried out in pupils with obesity and in a control group of pupils, with normal body weight. We found the biggest deficiency of health promoting behaviour in the field of physical activity and dietary habits. Differences between the two groups of pupils were statistically significant. Significant differences were also found in self-assessment concerning physical fitness and appearance. We did not find any differences between obese and non-obese pupils in health risk behaviour: alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking, frequency of injuries and in psychosocial indicators.
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Conducta del Adolescente , Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud , Obesidad/prevención & control , Adolescente , Niño , Femenino , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Promoción de la Salud , Humanos , Masculino , Aptitud Física , Polonia , Asunción de Riesgos , Autoimagen , Autoevaluación (Psicología) , Programas de AutoevaluaciónRESUMEN
Three infants with symptoms of diabetes insipidus are described. Psychogenic polydipsia, which rarely occurs in infancy, was diagnosed. It was caused by mistakes made by the parents in bringing up these children.