Food neophobia (FN) is the reluctance to eat novel foods. It peaks around the toddler and preschool years, a sensitive time for developing dietary habits. If this eating behavior persists, children are susceptible to acquiring lifelong unhealthy dietary habits, ultimately affecting their development. Hence, this cross-sectional study involved 88 parents...
Parental Perceptions on the Importance of Play in Early Childhood
This study aimed to explore and compare the factors associated with the perceptions of parents of kindergarten students in private and public schools about play and its importance to children. Seventy-nine parents completed the questionnaire to look into the major factors that affect a parent’s perceptions, namely, opinions, experiences, expectations,...
Diet Diversity, Nutrition and Health Status of Cargo Truck Drivers in Batangas City, Philippines
Road safety has been a major public health concern. Driver error is identified as one of the major causes of road crash accidents. The reported poor driving performance of drivers may be attributed to their current nutrition and health conditions. The study was conducted to assess the nutritional and health...
Assessment of Nutritional Status of Rotating Shift Workers of Community Support Brigade and University Police Force in the University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna
The health and well-being of shift workers have continuously deteriorated due to the increasing demand for their services. Given that nutrition is a component of overall health, the lack of proper nutrition among shift workers who render services through physical work may put their health at risk, affecting work productivity....
A Study on Media Utilization and Preference for Food and Nutrition Information of Selected College Students in the University of the Philippines Los Baños
Media has always been utilized as source of information, including that of food and nutrition. This study sought to analyze students’ media utilization and preference for food and nutrition information and their relationship with students’ socio-economic profile and nutritional status. With a descriptive cross-sectional research design, a survey was carried...
Relationship of Personal Hygiene Score with Sex, Nutritional Status, Morbidity, and Academic Grades Among Primary Grade School Children in a Public Elementary School in Pila, Laguna
Poor hygiene is one of the indirect causes of undernutrition especially in low-resource settings. Undernutrition has been linked with low academic performance among schoolchildren; however, limited evidence exists on the relationship between personal hygiene and children’s academic grades, particularly in local settings. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the...