Assess the Effect of Nutritional Status, Food Consumption, Physical Activity among School Children

The present study aim to assess the effect of nutritional status, food consumption, physical activity among school children among school children with their selected demographic variables. Materials and Methods: A quantitative approach with descriptive research design was adopted for the current study and the study was conducted at S.M.S Vimal Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Arakkonam. A total of 80 students with both genders aged between 5 to 12 years were recruited by using convenience sampling technique and the data was collected by using a self-structured questionnaire. Results: In the present study, the demographic variable BMI ( 2=73.420, p=0.0001) had statistically significant association with level of food practice among school children at p<0.001 level, the family size ( 2=10.363, p=0.006) had statistically significant association with level of food practice among school children at p<0.01 level. The gender ( 2=4.789, p=0.029) had statistically significant association with level of food practice among school children at p<0.05 level, the BMI ( 2=76.673, p=0.0001) had statistically significant association with level of physical activity among school children at p<0.001 level. The gender ( 2=12.256, p=0.002) had statistically significant association with level of physical activity among school children at p