Lifestyle And Dietary Habits Of High School Going Student In Southwestern Part Of Bangladesh

Abstract

Background: Bangladesh now faces a severe school going student health hazard due to the prevalence of malnutrition of high school going student. Study focused on lifestyle and dietary habits of 2-10 classes school going student in southwestern part of Bangladesh who are enrolled in an Chowgacha Shahadat Pilot Secondary School are a demographically significant but nutritionally vulnerable population. Method: The study followed cross-sectional process on dietary variety questionnaire (DVQ) was distributed to collect information on food frequency, gender and living arrangements. Results: According to the findings of a study that was conducted on the dietary habits of consume sugary snacks (46.36%) in 2-3 times in per week in the Chowgacha Shahadat Pilot Secondary School, only one in ten girls (10%) consumed green leafy vegetables on a daily basis. Almost the same percentage of girls consumed fruits on a "regular basis," and it was discovered that the consumption of fast food was high. School children in the age bracket of 10-19 years were asked about their fruits and vegetables consumption in the (39.09%) in 3-4 times per week, as well as their preferred foods. Conclusion: School going students have improved their dietary habits, over half of them regularly indulged in chocolate and soft drinks, and over a third regularly ate other fast food or went without food. Most children know the difference between healthy and unhealthy diets. Even though they knew fast food could be bad for them, they nevertheless ate it frequently when they were with their pals