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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 (hemoglobin)...

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Autores principales: Leite, Fernanda Maria de B., Ferreira, Haroldo da Silva, Bezerra, Myrtis Katille de A., de Assunção, Monica Lopes, Horta, Bernardo Lessa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4183032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24473948
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0103-05822013000400005
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Sumario: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.