title: Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior concerning nutrition and physical activity in Mexican children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the stages of behavior change and the knowledge, attitudes, and habits concerning nutrition and physical activity in Mexican children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey was applied to 48 children from 10 years old to obtain data. Stages of behavior change were classified  according to the transtheoretical model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For food habits, 31% were in precontemplation, 17% in contemplation, 10% in preparation, 40% in action, and 2% in maintenance. For physical activity, 12% were in precontemplation, 15% in contemplation, 29% in preparation, 42% in action,  and 2% in maintenance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important to consider the stages of behavior change to plan strategies of educational models.
authors.affiliation: University of Guanajuato, Division of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine and Nutrition, León, Guanajuato, México.
authors.forename: Claudia Susana
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Escalante-Guerrero
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: De la Roca-Chiapas
authors.forename: Maciste Habacuc
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Macías-Cervantes
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires