Family eating habits among overweight adolescents in SMAN 16 Makassar

Abstract

Objective

This research aims to know the description of the diet and drink obese adolescents at SMAN 16 Makassar.

Method

The type of research used is descriptive research design. The sample of this study was adolescents of class X and XI who had more nutritional status with a total sample of 64 people.

Sample was selected using exhaustive sampling.

Results

The results of this study showed that 70.3% of samples were overweight and 29.7% were obese. The most commonly available types of food are 28.1% beans. The type of sweet food most often available at home is wafers/biscuits 54.7. The most frequently used space for breakfast and dinner by father, mother and child is the dining room (53.1%, 56.2% and 59.4%). For eating time with family is at dinner 54.7%. The average father's eating habits are irregular eating in the afternoon 18.7%. The average mother's habit is lunch/dinner 18.7%. The average eating habits of children are eating up and late lunch/dinner 6.25%. The most widely consumed type of fluid is water, fat (914.25 mL/day) and obesity (988.42 mL/day).

Conclusion

It is expected that over nutrition adolescents should get enough information about their diet, especially fluid intake.