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Abstract

The objectives of this study were to investigate food consumption and nutritional status of students in Prathomsuksa 1-6 at Ban Don Kaew school, Mae Rim district, Chiang Mai province. There were 69 students. Their data were collected during the second semester of the academic year 2013. Instrument used in this study was a questionnaire comprised of their general information, their food consumption and their nutritional status. The data were analyzed by using frequency distribution, percentage, mean and standard deviation and interpreted following the standard criteria. Regarding their nutritional status assessment, it was interpreted using reference criteria from growth development chart for boys and girls of Ministry of Public Health, Thailand (1999). The results of the study showed that most of students (82.61%) had overall food consumption compared with fundamental nutrition and overall five groups of food consumption at good levels. For their nutritional status, using weight for age, height for age and weight for height, it was found that most of students had normal nutritional status. Their percentages were 62.32, 72.46 and 73.91 respectively.