Malczyk, E.; Muc-Wierzgoń, M.; Fatyga, E.; Dzięgielewska-Gęsiak, S. Salt Intake of Children and Adolescents: Influence of Socio-Environmental Factors and School Education. Nutrients2024, 16, 555.
Malczyk, E.; Muc-Wierzgoń, M.; Fatyga, E.; Dzięgielewska-Gęsiak, S. Salt Intake of Children and Adolescents: Influence of Socio-Environmental Factors and School Education. Nutrients 2024, 16, 555.
Malczyk, E.; Muc-Wierzgoń, M.; Fatyga, E.; Dzięgielewska-Gęsiak, S. Salt Intake of Children and Adolescents: Influence of Socio-Environmental Factors and School Education. Nutrients2024, 16, 555.
Malczyk, E.; Muc-Wierzgoń, M.; Fatyga, E.; Dzięgielewska-Gęsiak, S. Salt Intake of Children and Adolescents: Influence of Socio-Environmental Factors and School Education. Nutrients 2024, 16, 555.
Abstract
(1) Background: The aim of study was to investigate the salt consumption by children and adolescents from the Silesian Province (Poland), taking into account the region’s dietary traditions and number of years of school education. (2) Methods : 300 students aged 10–18 from different types of schools, were enrolled in the study and divided into groups in terms of: school, sex, the state of nutrition. The survey questionnaire about dietary habits, including the frequency and serving size with respect to 12 salty products was used. On the basis of the frequency and the amount of consumed products, as well as the data on salt content, the amount of total daily intake of salt was estimated.; (3) Results: The mean daily intake of salt by children and adolescents was 1.083 g ( 0.433 g of sodium); children aged 10–12 consumed the highest amount of salt (1.296 g/day) compared to pupils aged 13–15 (1.131 g of sodium) and adolescents aged 16–18 (0.863 g/day); (4) Conclusions: With age, as a result of various factors, the consumption of salt declines. The parents impact and the familial socio-environmental factors begin to wane, and other factors start to have influence, e.g. school education of healthy lifestyle, health behavior of peers.
Keywords
socio-cultural factors 1; school 2; salt intake 3; children 4; adolescents 5
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
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