A biologia no ensino médio como uma ferramenta na melhora dos hábitos alimentares de estudantes no município de Piripiri-PI

Abstract

Healthy eating is one of the main factors to promote a good quality of life, because it is through it that one can meet the basic energy and nutritional needs for the development of the body, with disease prevention and the acquisition of physical, mental and social well-being. Nutrition education must represent a significant role in the process of choosing the foods to be consumed. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze the knowledge acquired by high school students in a public state school in Piripiri-PI, about the functions of nutrients in the human body, their food choices and their influences. For this, a diagnostic questionnaire was applied with quantitative and qualitative analysis of nutrient consumption, gathering anthropometric data and carrying out interventions through workshops, lecture and a science fair. During the development this work it was identified that adolescent students have inadequate diets, with a low percentage of choice for natural foods and rich in vitamins, besides having little knowledge about nutrients and their functions in the body, which it shows that this topic is superficially commented in a superficial way in schools. After carrying out the interventions and data analysis from the diagnostic questionnaire, which was reapplied for comparative analysis, it was possible to notice, although small, a change in daily eating habits, as well as a growth around knowledge about food, nutrients and their functions. So, we can see that the practices developed in this work are validated as effective methods, because they raise the awareness of students and consequently, family members, for the formation of appropriate eating habits and consequently, healthier eating habits. Finally, a playful game about food and its nutrients was made to become available as a teaching resource where students can obtain important information and curiosities about food, as a resource for better orientation of eating habits.