Browsing by Subject "terveelliset elämäntavat"

Goals. Overweight and its consequences cardiovascular diseases are global problems. Problem arises often as a child and will follow along until death. Although a healthy lifestyle has been widely studied, and on the basis of studies has been prepared in e.g. general nutrition recommendations, the solution to the problem has not been solved. This study has taken a child-oriented approach to a healthy diet. The goal of this study was to examine the six-graders' knowledge of nutrition and food choices, taking into account their psychosocial and physical development. The study describes the levels and sources of students' nutrition knowledge. Methodology. The data were collected by interviewing ten six-graders from Capital Region. The interviewees were 3 boys and 7 girls. All students except one were from the same school. The interviews were semi-structured theme interviews and assisted by photos of food. The data were analyzed by theory oriented qualitative content analysis method. Results and conclusions. Interviewees knew better foods than nutrients. Carbohydrates were the least known of the nutrient. Parents had a significant role as sources of nutrition knowledge and dietary motivation promoters. The teacher's role in nutrition education was rather small. Nutrition knowledge and motivation affect students' food choices. The biggest impact on food motivation was the social influences, the supposed food taste and simple. Motivational nutrition education promotes students' nutrition knowledge and external support improves the motivation.