The role of socioeconomic factors in selected aspects of nutritional behavior of children and adolescents practicing football in a football club in Bydgoszcz

Ameryk Monika Anna, Sikorski Piotr, Świątkowski Maciej, Augustyniak Agnieszka, Szamocka Małgorzata. The role of socioeconomic factors in selected aspects of nutritional behavior of children and adolescents practicing football in a football club in Bydgoszcz. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2017;7(3):280-289. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.293191 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/4264 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26.01.2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Author (s) 2017; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 10.01.2017. Revised 10.02.2017. Accepted: 12.02.2017. The role of socioeconomic factors in selected aspects of nutritional behavior of children and adolescents practicing football in a football club in Bydgoszcz Monika Anna Ameryk, Piotr Sikorski, Maciej Świątkowski, Agnieszka Augustyniak, Małgorzata Szamocka Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition Disorders, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland Keywords: Socioeconomic Factors; Nutrition; Sport; Young Athletes; Eating habits Corresponding author: Monika Ameryk, monika.ameryk@gmail.com Paper or any part thereof has not been published or submitted for publication. There is no financial support of this article. Summary Nutrition habits of children should be adapted to their physiological needs, reflecting their demand for the appropriate nutrients. Nutrition of children and adolescents practicing sports is a particular challenge, much more complex than in their peers and adults. This is related not only with their intensive growth and development and different metabolism, but also with increased physical activity. A correlation between socioeconomic factors in families (parents’ poor education, unemployment and low income) and a poor health status with increased incidence of chronic psychosomatic and organic diseases has been reported. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of socioeconomic factors on selected aspects of nutritional behavior. The investigated group consisted of 100 boys aged 10–16 years, practicing football in a football club in Bydgoszcz, Poland, whose parents answered questions from the KomPAN questionnaire adopted to the Polish conditions. The obtained results were developed statistically using the Statistica 12.5 software, with Chi-squared test and the statistical significance level at p < 0.005. A significant impact of socioeconomic factors, including family economic status, on the analyzed aspects of nutritional behavior of children and adolescents practicing football in a football club in Bydgoszcz, was demonstrated. The study revealed many improper habits in the nutrition of the investigated children, which indicates the need for appropriate nutritional education at all age levels.Ameryk Monika Anna, Sikorski Piotr, Świątkowski Maciej, Augustyniak Agnieszka, Szamocka Małgorzata. The role of socioeconomic factors in selected aspects of nutritional behavior of children and adolescents practicing football in a football club in Bydgoszcz. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2017;7(3):280-289. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.293191 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/426