## 4 Discussion
Additionally, findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that the proportion of participants who ate vegetables every day declined with age (CDC) [37]. These findings are most likely explained by the independence of older participants in vegetable intake than younger ones, as the likelihood of youngsters being influenced by their parents is higher. In our study, higher vegetable intake was substantially linked to lower chances for overweight/obesity and central obesity by about 20% and 12%, respectively, in both sexes. Related research concluded that an adequate vegetable diet was related to a decreased chance of childhood obesity [24; 25]. Similarly, being overweight was related to a reduced vegetable intake [24; 25]. In general, the WHO recommendations encourage children to eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, as it could postpone or possibly prevent childhood obesity [38]. Based on the current findings, vegetable consumers were almost 3.6 times more likely to have adequate eating habits. It is well known that eating more vegetables is inversely correlated with unhealthy eating habits like consuming sweets frequently [30]. The WHO and national dietary guidelines advise children to prefer healthier food choices and to eat enough vegetables as they are rich in vital nutrients and may help prevent several non-communicable diseases [4; 7; 24; 38]. We also incorporated a substantial correlation between increasing vegetable consumption and screen time. Specifically, those who spent more time on screens (>2 h per day) were about 20% less likelyto eat vegetables, regardless of sex. Screen usage and healthy eating habits were found to be negatively correlated in a review of research [39]. In addition, another review revealed an inverse association between screen time, particularly television viewing, and schoolchildren's lower intake of fruits and vegetables [18]. Conclusively, there is evidence that screen time has a negative correlation with children's and adolescents' consumption of fruits and vegetables [39; 40]. The available data suggested that both sexes had a 19% reduced probability of eating vegetables if they slept for less than 8 to 9 h each day. In line with our results, studies among children showed that shorter nap times were linked to more frequent consumption of fruits and vegetables [22; 23]. Also, another study in 13,879 young adolescents speculated that eating adequate fruits and vegetables was linked to fewer sleep issues [41]. Moreover, review studies stated that eating enough fruits and vegetables was linked to higher-quality sleep and a strong correlation between inadequate sleep and poorer diets among schoolchildren [42; 43]. Our results revealed that lower PA levels reduced the likelihood of consuming vegetables by nearly 30%. A similar study showed that girls whose parents reported strong PA modeling were more likely to consume >/=5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day [21]. Also, the current findings are consistent with results from 9842 participants (6-17 years), which suggested that both boys and girls who had high levels of PA consumed more juice, fruits, and vegetables [19]. Similarly, another study revealed that frequent vegetable intake was associated withincreased chances of reaching PA guidelines among children and adolescents [17]. Finally, the current findings revealed that the higher the aerobic performance, the increased the chances of eating vegetables, although the odds ratio is not great (each lap higher in the 20 m shuttle run test increases the probabilities of being a vegetable consumer by 1.5%). In line with the above results, other studies incorporated a positive relationship between dietary choices and PF, and that daily vegetable consumption was linked to elevated odds of healthy aerobic fitness [44; 45]. This association must be confirmed by another research. Obviously, a healthy lifestyle isassociatedwith better aerobic fitness, and these children were ableto choose healthy eating practices, as consuming more vegetables.