SELECTED ELEMENTS OF THE ASSESSMENT OF EATING HABITS ON THE EXAMPLE OF 2<sup>ND</sup> and 3<sup>RD</sup> CLASSES OF HIGH SCHOOL

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<b>Aim </b><br /> The aim of this paper is the assessment of eating habits of high school students from grades 2 and 3, including eating habits, self-evaluation of diet and the most common nutrition mistakes committed by the members of the studied group. <br /> <b>Materials and methodology</b><br /> The study involved 333 high school students between the age of 17 and 19. The group consisted of 150 girls and 183 boys. Data was collected using an original survey which consisted of questions dealing with diet and respondent's particulars. The study was anonymous. The results have been subjected to statistical analysis using Pearson's chi-squared test. The statistical differences recognized as significant were those with probability of p<0.05 <br /> <b>Results </b><br /> The majority reaching nearly 40% of respondents declared that they eat 4 meals a day. Over 60% eat breakfast every day. The number of students who decla

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