| Autor: |
Lima AA; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Faculdade de Nutrição, Maceio, Brazil., Souza LM; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Faculdade de Nutrição, Maceio, Brazil., Bádue GS; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Faculdade de Nutrição, Maceio, Brazil., da Silva Diniz A; Federal University of Pernambuco, Health Sciences Center, Department of Nutrition, Recife, Brazil., Silva-Neto LGR; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Faculdade de Nutrição, Maceio, Brazil., Bueno NB; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Faculdade de Nutrição, Maceio, Brazil., Barros-Neto JA; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Faculdade de Nutrição, Maceio, Brazil., Vasconcelos DDS; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Faculdade de Nutrição, Maceio, Brazil., Severino NDS; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Faculdade de Nutrição, Maceio, Brazil., Peixoto VA; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Faculdade de Nutrição, Maceio, Brazil., Vasconcelos KEP; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Faculdade de Nutrição, Maceio, Brazil., Ataíde TDR; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Faculdade de Nutrição, Maceio, Brazil. |
| Abstrakt: |
The final stage of Fe deficiency is Fe deficiency anaemia, with repercussions for human health, especially in children under 5 years of age. Studies conducted in Brazilian public daycare centres show high prevalence of anaemia. The present study aims to evaluate the availability of Fe in the meals of the Municipal Centers of Early Childhood Education in Maceió. The experimental design comprises selection of algorithms, menu evaluation, calculation of the estimates, comparison between the estimates obtained and the recommendations, and analysis of correlation between meal constituents, and of the concordance between the absorbable Fe estimates. Four algorithms were selected and a monthly menu consisting of 22 d. The correlation analysis showed a moderate positive correlation to animal tissue (AT) v . non-heme iron ( r = 0·42; P = 0·04), and negative to AT v . Ca ( r = -0·54; P = 0·09) and Ca v . phytates ( r = -0·46, P = 0·03). Estimates of absorbable Fe ranged from 0·23 to 0·44 mg/d. The amount of Fe available, unlike the total amount of Fe offered, does not meet the nutritional recommendations on most school days. The Bland-Altman analysis indicated that the Monsen and Balinfty and Rickard et al. showed greater agreement. The results confirm the need to adopt strategies to increase the availability of Fe in school meals. |
