title: Selected eating behaviours of girls and boys attending sport-oriented classes
abstract: Eating behaviours play a key role in lives of young people who stay physically active. They influence both their correct development and performance.
  
  
  
  Evaluation of selected eating behaviours of girls and boys attending sport-oriented classes and identification of differences between eating behaviours of studied groups.
  
  
  
  460 students attending sport-oriented classes in Poland participated in the study. A questionnaire prepared by the author of the study was the research tool. The data was gathered in Microsoft Office Excel 2010 worksheet. Statistical analysis was made with the use of StatSoft, Inc. Statistica version 10.0.
  
  
  
  The questioned students most often had 4-5 meals a day- such an answer was given by 59.09% of the boys and 41.38% of the girls. 55.59% and 41.95% of them respectively had breakfast within 30 minutes from waking up and 41,96% of the girls and 39.51% of the boys had supper 2-3 hours before going to sleep. Whole meal bread and/or groats were most frequently consumed a few times a day as it was declared by 50.35% of the boys and 45.98% of the girls. The highest percentage of the respondents consumed vegetables at least once a day (31.61% of the girls and 31.47% of the boys). 44.83% of the girls and 40.9% of the boys declared eating fruit a few times a day.
  
  
  
  Studied eating behaviours of girls and boys in sport-oriented classes are largely wrong and require correction. The analysis of the gathered data indicated statistically significant differences between boys’ and girls’ eating behaviours, however, the boys’ habits were better.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Szeja
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szczepańska
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
authors.forename: Karolina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Janion
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szymkiewicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
authors.forename: Biruta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lenard
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dudzik
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kołdon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D017195:Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000523:psychology*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011044:Poland; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013177:Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data