INTRODUCTION

In the Philippines, insufficient nutrition intake is high among adolescent and

schoolchildren, mainly to those who are living in poor families or in rural areas (Angeles-

Agdeppa et.al, 2019). While there has been a decrease of stunting and wasting, the prevalence of

overweight and obesity has exponentially increased among adolescent Filipinos from 2003 to

2018 and has become a growing problem. Much of this problem is attributed to the lack of

physical exercise and the increased consumptions of unhealthy food which arises from the

increased accessibility and affordability (Philippine Expanded National Nutrition Survey, 2018)

(Chowdhury, 2019). This unbalance nutrition is linked to disease causing deaths such as

diabetes, anemia, heart diseases, cancer, and hypertension. It is also linked to many mental-

related diseases such as depression, Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive-disfunction, and many more

(Bello, Adeboye, Saka, & Ojuawo, 2018). To determine the overall health implication of an

individual, nutritionist utilizes a tool called the Body Mass Index or BMI which is the ratio of a

person’s weight in kilograms to its height in meter squared. Nutritional intake is closely related

to BMI thus is also related to cognitive functioning (Mohammed et.al, 2016).

According to Bello et.al. (2018), the use of different types of intelligent quotient or IQ

has been a reliable measure for intellectual functioning used in determining one’s intelligence

level. Furthermore, associating IQ to insufficient nutrition intake remains vague, especially to

adolescent population.

Several studies were conducted to determine the relationship of BMI and IQ. Harris,

Brett, Deary, and Starr (2016) found out that there is no significant relationship between BMI

and IQ for people in childhood or late adulthood. Tabriz et.al. (2015) found that there is an

inverse relationship between BMI and IQ, but the relationship is somewhat vague when
socioeconomic factors are introduced. Mohammed et.al. (2016) explains that for female aging

16-18, there is no significant relationship between BMI and IQ. In contrast, the study of Bello

et.al (2018) found that malnourished children had lower IQ than those that are over-nourished,

indicating a positive relationship between BMI and IQ. Therefore, these consistent results are

critical in understanding the relationship of BMI and IQ

Scope and Limitation

The study will deal with Grade 11 Copper students of the Cordillera Regional Science

High School. The factor involved are the BMI and the IQ of the respondents

Statement of the Problem

This study focuses on determining the nutritional status of Grade 11 Copper student

through the use of BMI, determining the IQ status, and determine the relationship between BMI

and IQ.

Specifically, this study seeks to answer the questions:

1. What is the mean of BMI among grade 11 copper students?

2. What is the mean of IQ among grade 11 copper students?

3. Is there a significant relationship between the BMI and IQ among grade 11 copper

students?
Hypothesis Testing

1. Ho: There is no significant relationship between the BMI and IQ among grade 11 copper

students.

Ha: There is a significant relationship between the BMI and IQ among grade 11 copper

students.

2. Level of Significance (α: 0.05)

3. Decision Rule

If p-value<α, we reject Ho

If p-value>α, we accept Ho