Food and Nutritional Assessment in Schoolchildren from Mountainous Areas of Argentinean Northwest

Autores
de Piero Belmonte, Alexia Juliana; Rossi, María Constanza; Bassett, Maria Natalia; Samman, Norma Cristina
Año de publicación
2017
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Background: Previous studies in Argentinean northwest found nutritional problems that could affect especially children, in process of growth and development. Objective: To assess nutritional status and food consumption frequency adequacy in relation to dietary guidelines in schoolchildren of high-altitude regions from northwest of Argentina. Methods: The study involved a sample of schoolchildren. Anthropometric and biochemical data were collected. The metabolic syndrome risk factors were defined following cook criterion. A nutritional questionnaire containing the main food groups was used. Economic and educational levels of household were analyzed. Results: The sample consisted of 242 children, being the mean age 8.8 ± 2.0. Undernourished (2.2%), low weight (12.7%), overweight (12.7%) and obese (7.4%) children were observed. Stunting and obesity coexist. Dietary patterns showed high intake of simple carbohydrates, sugar products and do not comply with the recommendations of the Argentinean food guidelines. Household income observation showed low economic level. An elevated proportion of children presented metabolic syndrome (18.2%). Taking into account ionic calcium calculation, 35.6% of them showed deficiency of this mineral. Conclusions: Problems of malnutrition due to excess or deficient intake of nutrients were found. The existence of inadequate dietary patterns combined with physical inactivity increases the risk of chronic disease.
Fil: de Piero Belmonte, Alexia Juliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Rossi, María Constanza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Bassett, Maria Natalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Samman, Norma Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
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Schoolchidren
Dietary patterns
Nutritional status
Food consumption
Northwest of Argentina
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spelling Food and Nutritional Assessment in Schoolchildren from Mountainous Areas of Argentinean Northwestde Piero Belmonte, Alexia JulianaRossi, María ConstanzaBassett, Maria NataliaSamman, Norma CristinaSchoolchidrenDietary patternsNutritional statusFood consumptionNorthwest of Argentinahttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3Background: Previous studies in Argentinean northwest found nutritional problems that could affect especially children, in process of growth and development. Objective: To assess nutritional status and food consumption frequency adequacy in relation to dietary guidelines in schoolchildren of high-altitude regions from northwest of Argentina. Methods: The study involved a sample of schoolchildren. Anthropometric and biochemical data were collected. The metabolic syndrome risk factors were defined following cook criterion. A nutritional questionnaire containing the main food groups was used. Economic and educational levels of household were analyzed. Results: The sample consisted of 242 children, being the mean age 8.8 ± 2.0. Undernourished (2.2%), low weight (12.7%), overweight (12.7%) and obese (7.4%) children were observed. Stunting and obesity coexist. Dietary patterns showed high intake of simple carbohydrates, sugar products and do not comply with the recommendations of the Argentinean food guidelines. Household income observation showed low economic level. An elevated proportion of children presented metabolic syndrome (18.2%). Taking into account ionic calcium calculation, 35.6% of them showed deficiency of this mineral. Conclusions: Problems of malnutrition due to excess or deficient intake of nutrients were found. The existence of inadequate dietary patterns combined with physical inactivity increases the risk of chronic disease.Fil: de Piero Belmonte, Alexia Juliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; ArgentinaFil: Rossi, María Constanza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; ArgentinaFil: Bassett, Maria Natalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; ArgentinaFil: Samman, Norma Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; ArgentinaiMedPub Journal2017-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/74302de Piero Belmonte, Alexia Juliana; Rossi, María Constanza; Bassett, Maria Natalia; Samman, Norma Cristina; Food and Nutritional Assessment in Schoolchildren from Mountainous Areas of Argentinean Northwest; iMedPub Journal; Journal of Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics; 3; 24; 12-2017; 1-82472-1921CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.4172/2472-1921.100059info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://clinical-nutrition.imedpub.com/food-and-nutritional-assessment-inschoolchildren-from-mountainous-areas-ofargentinean-northwest.php?aid=21320info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T14:37:22Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/74302instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-15 14:37:23.171CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Food and Nutritional Assessment in Schoolchildren from Mountainous Areas of Argentinean Northwest
title Food and Nutritional Assessment in Schoolchildren from Mountainous Areas of Argentinean Northwest
spellingShingle Food and Nutritional Assessment in Schoolchildren from Mountainous Areas of Argentinean Northwest
de Piero Belmonte, Alexia Juliana
Schoolchidren
Dietary patterns
Nutritional status
Food consumption
Northwest of Argentina
title_short Food and Nutritional Assessment in Schoolchildren from Mountainous Areas of Argentinean Northwest
title_full Food and Nutritional Assessment in Schoolchildren from Mountainous Areas of Argentinean Northwest
title_fullStr Food and Nutritional Assessment in Schoolchildren from Mountainous Areas of Argentinean Northwest
title_full_unstemmed Food and Nutritional Assessment in Schoolchildren from Mountainous Areas of Argentinean Northwest
title_sort Food and Nutritional Assessment in Schoolchildren from Mountainous Areas of Argentinean Northwest
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv de Piero Belmonte, Alexia Juliana
Rossi, María Constanza
Bassett, Maria Natalia
Samman, Norma Cristina
author de Piero Belmonte, Alexia Juliana
author_facet de Piero Belmonte, Alexia Juliana
Rossi, María Constanza
Bassett, Maria Natalia
Samman, Norma Cristina
author_role author
author2 Rossi, María Constanza
Bassett, Maria Natalia
Samman, Norma Cristina
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Schoolchidren
Dietary patterns
Nutritional status
Food consumption
Northwest of Argentina
topic Schoolchidren
Dietary patterns
Nutritional status
Food consumption
Northwest of Argentina
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Background: Previous studies in Argentinean northwest found nutritional problems that could affect especially children, in process of growth and development. Objective: To assess nutritional status and food consumption frequency adequacy in relation to dietary guidelines in schoolchildren of high-altitude regions from northwest of Argentina. Methods: The study involved a sample of schoolchildren. Anthropometric and biochemical data were collected. The metabolic syndrome risk factors were defined following cook criterion. A nutritional questionnaire containing the main food groups was used. Economic and educational levels of household were analyzed. Results: The sample consisted of 242 children, being the mean age 8.8 ± 2.0. Undernourished (2.2%), low weight (12.7%), overweight (12.7%) and obese (7.4%) children were observed. Stunting and obesity coexist. Dietary patterns showed high intake of simple carbohydrates, sugar products and do not comply with the recommendations of the Argentinean food guidelines. Household income observation showed low economic level. An elevated proportion of children presented metabolic syndrome (18.2%). Taking into account ionic calcium calculation, 35.6% of them showed deficiency of this mineral. Conclusions: Problems of malnutrition due to excess or deficient intake of nutrients were found. The existence of inadequate dietary patterns combined with physical inactivity increases the risk of chronic disease.
Fil: de Piero Belmonte, Alexia Juliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Rossi, María Constanza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Bassett, Maria Natalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
Fil: Samman, Norma Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina
description Background: Previous studies in Argentinean northwest found nutritional problems that could affect especially children, in process of growth and development. Objective: To assess nutritional status and food consumption frequency adequacy in relation to dietary guidelines in schoolchildren of high-altitude regions from northwest of Argentina. Methods: The study involved a sample of schoolchildren. Anthropometric and biochemical data were collected. The metabolic syndrome risk factors were defined following cook criterion. A nutritional questionnaire containing the main food groups was used. Economic and educational levels of household were analyzed. Results: The sample consisted of 242 children, being the mean age 8.8 ± 2.0. Undernourished (2.2%), low weight (12.7%), overweight (12.7%) and obese (7.4%) children were observed. Stunting and obesity coexist. Dietary patterns showed high intake of simple carbohydrates, sugar products and do not comply with the recommendations of the Argentinean food guidelines. Household income observation showed low economic level. An elevated proportion of children presented metabolic syndrome (18.2%). Taking into account ionic calcium calculation, 35.6% of them showed deficiency of this mineral. Conclusions: Problems of malnutrition due to excess or deficient intake of nutrients were found. The existence of inadequate dietary patterns combined with physical inactivity increases the risk of chronic disease.
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