Influence of electronic media on food choices of schoolchildren and adolescents in Luanda, Angola

Olineid de Oliveira; Marli Stela Santana

doi:10.51745/najfnr.7.16.13-21

Influence of electronic media on food choices of schoolchildren and adolescents in Luanda, Angola

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Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition

DOI https://doi.org/10.51745/najfnr.7.16.13-21

Issue Vol. 7 No. 16 (2023): July - December, 2023

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Background: Malnutrition in Angola has reached a prevalence of 17.3 %. On the other hand, the prevalence of childhood obesity is 2.4 %. There has been a food transition in Sub-Saharan Africa, and 28% of consumers obtain their products under the influence of advertising, which influences the infant and youth public. Aims: This research aims to verify the influence of electronic media on the food choices of schoolchildren and adolescents in Luanda province, Angola. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted, involving 268 students aged 8 to 17 years, in Luanda province, Angola. Results: There was a predominance of overweight (15.25 %) and obesity (7.2 %) among children, with a predominance of underweight among adolescents (9.37 %). There was a statistically significant association between BMI, the desire to consume foods previously seen on television (TV) (p = 0.03), and the habit of ingesting nutritionally inadequate foods in front of the TV (p = 0.01). Conclusions: Overweight and underweight coexist among the surveyed students. The constant consumption of food in front of media devices may drive the excessive intake of foods considered nutritionally inadequate, affecting the nutritional status of children and adolescents.

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Olineid de Oliveira

Catholic University of Angola. Faculty of Humanities. Interdisciplinary Center for Studies and Research, Cientific Initiation Program Av. Pedro de Castro Van-Dunem Loy, no 24, Luanda
Marli Stela Santana

Catholic University of Angola. Faculty of Humanities. Interdisciplinary Center for Studies and Research, Cientific Initiation Program Av. Pedro de Castro Van-Dunem Loy, no 24, Luanda

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Influence of electronic media on food choices of schoolchildren and adolescents in Luanda, Angola. (2023). The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 7(16), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.51745/najfnr.7.16.13-21

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