Resumen

SANCHEZ MATA, Marlene Elizabeth; RIPALDA ASENCIO, Vicenta Jubika  y  BASTIDAS SANCHEZ, Carlos Jamil. Relationship between ultra-processed foods and beverages and overweight in 8 to 11-year-old schoolchildren from rural schools in Milagro, Ecuador. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2022, vol.14, n.1, pp. 416-425.  Epub 10-Feb-2022. ISSN 2218-3620.

School teaching in physical education is one of the protagonists of the child's nutritional orientation, therefore the general objective of this research is to determine the relationship between ultra-processed foods and beverages and overweight in schoolchildren aged 8 to 11 in rural schools of the Milagro sector in Ecuador. The proposed methodology was quasi-experimental, with a cross-sectional section and a sample of 504 participants from public schools in urban and rural areas. The questionnaire on food consumption, habits and practices was used. The results showed that overweight reaches 50% of the student population both in rural and urban areas and that men tend to be more overweight, but this difference is more present in rural areas. Regarding the relationship with food and beverages, it was found that half of the boys and girls who had normal weights and sizes, consumed almost the same amounts of ultra-processed products as those with overweight and obesity, therefore, I should recommend doing the following research, to know what differentiates them so as not to rule out that these products are the ones that cause metabolic disorder.

Palabras clave : Overweight; ultra-processed; food; infant nutrition.

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