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Nutritional Status, Dietary Habits, and Physical Activity in Older Adults from Manta, Manabí
Defining the nutritional status and physical activity level of older adults makes it possible to guide them toward healthy lifestyles. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate dietary habits, nutritional status, and physical activity engagement in older adults living in the city of Manta, Ma...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9735717/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36496709 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11233901 |
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author | Ricardo, Arencibia Moreno Damaris, Hernández Gallardo Daniel, Linares Girela Marta, Linares Manrique |
author_facet | Ricardo, Arencibia Moreno Damaris, Hernández Gallardo Daniel, Linares Girela Marta, Linares Manrique |
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description | Defining the nutritional status and physical activity level of older adults makes it possible to guide them toward healthy lifestyles. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate dietary habits, nutritional status, and physical activity engagement in older adults living in the city of Manta, Manabí. Methods: An observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study of 130 older adults was conducted to determine nutritional status via anthropometry, self-reported frequency of the consumption of foodstuffs, calculation of the healthy eating index (IAS), and physical activity patterns. Results: Average age was 71.62 ± 4.34 years, whilst 83.07% of participants were at nutritional risk due to being overweight or obese. Dietary habits in males were characterized by the consumption of three meals a day, as well as greater intake of cereals, roots, tubers, and milk and its derivatives, whilst females consumed more fruits and vegetables. Meat was widely consumed, although females consumed more fish and seafood than males. Eggs were hugely popular foods, in contrast to legumes. Pasta was a dietary staple in females. Visible fats and luncheon meats were consumed little. IAS values reflected the “need to change”, whilst physical activity engagement was found to be low. Conclusions: The nutritional status of the present study population was characterized by a tendency toward increasing overweight, particularly amongst females, with the predominance of class 1 obesity, low physical activity, and a healthy eating index requiring change toward more healthy habits. |
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spelling | pubmed-97357172022-12-11 Nutritional Status, Dietary Habits, and Physical Activity in Older Adults from Manta, Manabí Ricardo, Arencibia Moreno Damaris, Hernández Gallardo Daniel, Linares Girela Marta, Linares Manrique Foods Article Defining the nutritional status and physical activity level of older adults makes it possible to guide them toward healthy lifestyles. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate dietary habits, nutritional status, and physical activity engagement in older adults living in the city of Manta, Manabí. Methods: An observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study of 130 older adults was conducted to determine nutritional status via anthropometry, self-reported frequency of the consumption of foodstuffs, calculation of the healthy eating index (IAS), and physical activity patterns. Results: Average age was 71.62 ± 4.34 years, whilst 83.07% of participants were at nutritional risk due to being overweight or obese. Dietary habits in males were characterized by the consumption of three meals a day, as well as greater intake of cereals, roots, tubers, and milk and its derivatives, whilst females consumed more fruits and vegetables. Meat was widely consumed, although females consumed more fish and seafood than males. Eggs were hugely popular foods, in contrast to legumes. Pasta was a dietary staple in females. Visible fats and luncheon meats were consumed little. IAS values reflected the “need to change”, whilst physical activity engagement was found to be low. Conclusions: The nutritional status of the present study population was characterized by a tendency toward increasing overweight, particularly amongst females, with the predominance of class 1 obesity, low physical activity, and a healthy eating index requiring change toward more healthy habits. MDPI 2022-12-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9735717/ /pubmed/36496709 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11233901 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ricardo, Arencibia Moreno Damaris, Hernández Gallardo Daniel, Linares Girela Marta, Linares Manrique Nutritional Status, Dietary Habits, and Physical Activity in Older Adults from Manta, Manabí |
title | Nutritional Status, Dietary Habits, and Physical Activity in Older Adults from Manta, Manabí |
title_full | Nutritional Status, Dietary Habits, and Physical Activity in Older Adults from Manta, Manabí |
title_fullStr | Nutritional Status, Dietary Habits, and Physical Activity in Older Adults from Manta, Manabí |
title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional Status, Dietary Habits, and Physical Activity in Older Adults from Manta, Manabí |
title_short | Nutritional Status, Dietary Habits, and Physical Activity in Older Adults from Manta, Manabí |
title_sort | nutritional status, dietary habits, and physical activity in older adults from manta, manabí |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9735717/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36496709 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11233901 |
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