Organizacja edukacji żywieniowej w szkole. Część II – wybór produktów spożywczych
Organization of Nutrition Education at School. Part II – Choosing Food Products

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate some selected nutritional habits of young people in Lodz  the choice of food products and trends in these habits/choices over 15 years. The study group was school youth aged 12-19 years attending primary, middle and secondary schools in 4 districts of Lodz. The study involved 622 students: 309 girls (49.7%) and 313 boys (50.3%). Eating habits of young people in Lodz were analyzed based on the author's interview questionnaire modeled on the international interview questionnaire used in the study HBSC. Only every third child eats (30.7%), milk daily, 43% declared the consumption of dairy products (cheese, milk drinks), 25% brown bread and about 60% of young people eat fruit/vegetables every day. 24% of young people do not include fish. in their menus. A the same time, 55% of the students declared the consumption of fast food and almost half consumed soft drinks several times a week. In the observed period there was a decreased of unfavorable trends in some of the eating behavior of young people, eg.: the decline in consumption of sweets and soft drinks, and increased consumption of fruit and vegetables.

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