Lisa Röglin, Oliver Stoll, Kerstin Ketelhut, Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken, Sascha Ketelhut
Evaluating Changes in Perceived Enjoyment throughout a 12-Week School-Based Exergaming Intervention
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
eating habits attitudes formed early childhood acquired knowledge skills transferred next generation aim study examine nutritional status dietary habits elementary school fifthgraders bjelovarbilogora county connect certain socioeconomic demographic family factors residence parental education activity survey conducted obligatory systematic examination students filled anonymous questionnaire specially designed purpose body weight height measured survey included 466 students made 405 population results showed according world health organization criteria 150 study subjects underweight 560 normal weight 290 overweight obese children furthermore 545 children three meals per day two cooked 47 study subjects reported taking fast food daily 116 drank soda daily consumption meat reported 247 fruit vegetables 558 sweets 219 milk 569 subjects organized activities outside school reported 576 students whereas 118 subjects spent 4 hours watching tv 78 playing 3 hours 773 sedentary types research identified significant proportion overweight obese children county poor eating habits low physical activity increased proportion sedentary lifestyle