Alimentação saudável: uma análise dos hábitos alimentares dos alunos do ensino médio de uma escola estadual

Abstract

Healthy eating is a topic of great debate, both globally and in the federal, state and municipal spheres, and this is realized as a healthy lifestyle strategy from the physical and emotional point of view, besides bringing with it a major cultural and family influence. Considering the above, the aim of this research is to verify the current eating habits of high school students of a State School. To this end, was adopted a quantitative research, with a descriptive type regarding the objectives and a field research about the source of information, whose data collection occurred through the application of a questionnaire. Among the main results obtained, it is noteworthy that 76.3% of students surveyed never take fruit from home to eat at school, and also the importance of the family as a source of information about food and a major influencer on eating habits, and also the school as a food provider, since most of the surveyed students eat snacks every day. In this sense, it is proposed to take into account the reality of these subjects and their family culture in order to understand it, and thus, contribute to a healthy diet. Furthermore, in the school space, it is necessary the school been seen as a multiplier of healthy eating and that this be experienced by students in order to contribute to the construction of good eating habits