Physical Activity And Eating Habits For A Group Of Adolescents From Suceava

Physical activity and nutrition are external factors that play a major role in ensuring normal growth and development of children and young people. Material and Method: The study was carried out on a group of 166 teenagers in the 11th grade from three high schools in the city of Suceava. There are 50 young people from an Economic College, 51 students from a Technical College and 65 teenagers from a general high school. A questionnaire was given to these young people, with questions about their eating habits and the amount of time they spend on physical activity. Results and discussion: most of the pupils (60.84%) practice physical activities daily, between 15 and 60 minutes, but the differences between high schools and sexes are statistically significant for p<0.05 (f=4, chi(2) = 9.587) and p<0.0001 (f=2, chi(2) = 26.677). Dominant milk intake is once per week (28.91%) or 2-3 times per week (33.73%), which is totally inadequate. Differences calculated by high school are statistically significant for p<0.05 (f= 6, chi(2) = 13.033). Eggs are consumed 2-3 times (39.75%) per week, with a statistically significant difference based on gender, for p<0.01 (f= 3, chi(2) = 10.029). Potatoes are present in menus, especially 2-3 times per week (42.77%), and sweets 4-7 times (66.86%). Conclusions: The time allotted for physical activity varies by high school and gender. Nutrition is unbalanced, which raises many problems.