Relación entre consumo de bebidas azucaradas y el estado de salud nutricional del escolar de 6 – 12 años de la Unidad Educativa Tomas Bernardo Oleas Cajabamba, octubre 2021 marzo 2022.

Abstract

The objective of this research work was to establish the relationship between the consumption of sugary drinks and the nutritional health status of school children between the ages of 6 and 12 from the Tomas Bernardo Oleas Educational Unit in the city of Cajabamba, October 2021 - March 2022. A survey was applied to assess the frequency of consumption of sugary drinks. To measure nutritional status, the following indicators were used: Body Mass Index - Age, Weight - Age and Height -Age. The anthropometric data were analyzed using the AnthroPlus software and the Standard Deviation Curves provided by the World Health Organization. The study was descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional. As a result, it was obtained that 75% of the population consumes sugary drinks and only 25% of the population does not consume them. According to the indicator of Body Mass Index for age, 26% are overweight and 32% obese. For the H/A indicator, 61% presented normal height and 39% chronic malnutrition. There was a statistically significant relationship between the consumption of sugary drinks and the Body Mass Index - Age, Weight - Age and Height -Age. Therefore, it is important to reinforce healthy eating habits aimed at parents of school children and work to correct incorrect ones, which will contribute to the prevention of food-related diseases.