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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Reasons Behind (Un)Healthy Eating Among School-Age Children in Southern Peru.

Karina Eduardo, José Carlos Velásquez, Jhony Mayta-Hancco, Juan D Rios-Mera, Michelle Lozada-Urbano, Erick Saldaña

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Karina EduardoSensory Analysis and Consumers Study Group, Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad Nacional de Moquegua, Prolongación Calle Ancash s/n, Moquegua 18001, Peru.
José Carlos VelásquezSensory Analysis and Consumers Study Group, Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad Nacional de Moquegua, Prolongación Calle Ancash s/n, Moquegua 18001, Peru.
Jhony Mayta-HanccoSensory Analysis and Consumers Study Group, Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad Nacional de Moquegua, Prolongación Calle Ancash s/n, Moquegua 18001, Peru.ORCID 0000-0002-5014-4681
Juan D Rios-MeraInstituto de Investigación de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos (ICTA), Universidad Nacional de Jaén, Jaén 06800, Peru.ORCID 0000-0002-6769-767X
Michelle Lozada-UrbanoUniversidad Privada Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru.ORCID 0000-0001-7522-1500
Erick SaldañaSensory Analysis and Consumers Study Group, Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad Nacional de Moquegua, Prolongación Calle Ancash s/n, Moquegua 18001, Peru.

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Abstract

In recent decades, rates of childhood overweight and obesity have increased worldwide, surpassing those of adults. Understanding the factors influencing children's food choices is essential to promote healthy eating habits. This study examined why school-aged children make healthy and unhealthy food choices and how parents' eating habits influence their children's choices. Children's ability to rank 25 food pictures according to their healthfulness was assessed using a free sorting task (FST), while parents made a free list of healthy and unhealthy foods, and the cognitive salience index (CSI) was calculated. Children were grouped into two groups based on their responses: one mainly from Moquegua and the other from Puno. In general, children from Moquegua demonstrated a greater ability to identify healthy foods than those from Puno. The CSI provided information on healthy and unhealthy foods in each region. These findings underline the potential of selecting palatable and healthy foods to improve children's diets in the short term and contribute to the development of healthier products in the food industry. In addition, studies in other regions of Peru are recommended to understand children's perceptions better.

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descriptive projective techniquehealthy foodsnutritional knowledgePeruvian childrensensory methods

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PMID39941941
PMCPMC11817301

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