Food intake and nutritional status of preschool from maroon communities of the state Alagoas, Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To assess the dietary intake and the nutritional status of children from Alagoas maroon communities. METHODS: Cross-sectional study involving 724 children (12-60 months) from 39 Alagoas maroon communities. The nutritional status was investigated by anthropometric, biochemical (hemogl...
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| author | Fernanda Maria de B. Leite Haroldo da Silva Ferreira Myrtis Katille de A. Bezerra Monica Lopes de Assunção Bernardo Lessa Horta |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To assess the dietary intake and the nutritional status of children from Alagoas maroon communities. METHODS: Cross-sectional study involving 724 children (12-60 months) from 39 Alagoas maroon communities. The nutritional status was investigated by anthropometric, biochemical (hemoglobin) and food consumption indicators. RESULTS: The prevalence of anemia, stunting and obesity were, respectively, 48.0, 9.7 and 6.0%. The children had a monotonous eating pattern and a considerable prevalence of inadequate intake of zinc (17.0%), folate (18.1%), iron (20.2%) and vitamins A (29.7%) and C (34.3%). Compared to the other socioeconomic classes, the E class children had lower average consumption (p<0.05) for energy, carbohydrate, vitamins A and C, folate, iron, zinc and phosphorus. CONCLUSIONS: Anemia is a serious Public Health problem. The prevalence of chronic malnutrition and obesity were similar to those observed for the children in the State as a whole, where a nutritional transition process is occuring. There was a high prevalence of inadequate food intake risk for zinc, folate, iron and vitamins A and C, suggesting the need for nutritional education actions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b28576586914bc188d52e6f59838e182022-12-22T02:40:35ZengSociedade de Pediatria de São PauloRevista Paulista de Pediatria1984-04622013-12-0131444445110.1590/S0103-05822013000400005S0103-05822013000400444Food intake and nutritional status of preschool from maroon communities of the state Alagoas, BrazilFernanda Maria de B. LeiteHaroldo da Silva FerreiraMyrtis Katille de A. BezerraMonica Lopes de AssunçãoBernardo Lessa HortaOBJECTIVE: To assess the dietary intake and the nutritional status of children from Alagoas maroon communities. METHODS: Cross-sectional study involving 724 children (12-60 months) from 39 Alagoas maroon communities. The nutritional status was investigated by anthropometric, biochemical (hemoglobin) and food consumption indicators. RESULTS: The prevalence of anemia, stunting and obesity were, respectively, 48.0, 9.7 and 6.0%. The children had a monotonous eating pattern and a considerable prevalence of inadequate intake of zinc (17.0%), folate (18.1%), iron (20.2%) and vitamins A (29.7%) and C (34.3%). Compared to the other socioeconomic classes, the E class children had lower average consumption (p<0.05) for energy, carbohydrate, vitamins A and C, folate, iron, zinc and phosphorus. CONCLUSIONS: Anemia is a serious Public Health problem. The prevalence of chronic malnutrition and obesity were similar to those observed for the children in the State as a whole, where a nutritional transition process is occuring. There was a high prevalence of inadequate food intake risk for zinc, folate, iron and vitamins A and C, suggesting the need for nutritional education actions.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822013000400444&lng=en&tlng=enconsumo de alimentosestado nutricionalpre-escolar |
| spellingShingle | Fernanda Maria de B. Leite Haroldo da Silva Ferreira Myrtis Katille de A. Bezerra Monica Lopes de Assunção Bernardo Lessa Horta Food intake and nutritional status of preschool from maroon communities of the state Alagoas, Brazil Revista Paulista de Pediatria consumo de alimentos estado nutricional pre-escolar |
| title | Food intake and nutritional status of preschool from maroon communities of the state Alagoas, Brazil |
| title_full | Food intake and nutritional status of preschool from maroon communities of the state Alagoas, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Food intake and nutritional status of preschool from maroon communities of the state Alagoas, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food intake and nutritional status of preschool from maroon communities of the state Alagoas, Brazil |
| title_short | Food intake and nutritional status of preschool from maroon communities of the state Alagoas, Brazil |
| title_sort | food intake and nutritional status of preschool from maroon communities of the state alagoas brazil |
| topic | consumo de alimentos estado nutricional pre-escolar |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822013000400444&lng=en&tlng=en |
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