EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES AND HEALTHY EATING HABITS IN SIXTH-YEAR STUDENTS OF THE U.E. DR. JOSÉ VILIULFO CEDEÑO SÁNCHEZ

Abstract

Food is a right of all, recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, in its article 25, states that "Everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living that ensures him, as well as his family, the health and well-being, and especially food” therefore, it is up to the state, educational institutions and the family to guarantee this right in order to have a healthy population and quality of life. This approach motivated the realization of the present study whose objective is to investigate the eating habits of sixth-year students of the U.E. Dr. José Viliulfo Cedeño Sánchez and propose an inclusive educational strategy to promote healthy eating habits in students. The research used different scientific methods such as synthetic analytical, inductive - deductive, as well as empirical methods such as documentary analysis, the observation technique and questionnaires. The execution of the educational strategy allowed students and families to become aware of this issue, enhance knowledge and ways of developing new eating habits, resulting in a better quality of life and physical and mental development of the students.