Food intake and nutritional status of preschool from maroon communities of the state Alagoas, Brazil
| Autor: | 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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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Paulista de Pediatria, Vol 31, Iss 4, Pp 444-451 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1984-0462 0103-0582 28576586 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0103-05822013000400005 |
| Popis: | 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 |
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