Sistema gráfico de etiquetado de alimentos procesados y su impacto con el consumo de grasa, azucares y sal de pacientes con sobrepeso del “Hospital Darío Machuca Palacios”. 2017.

Abstract

The purpose of this research work is to study the relationship between the graphing system of labeling of processed foods and overweight at Darío Machuca Palacios Hospital of La Troncal, identifying the general characteristics of the population in study, and the connection that has with the use of the graphing system of labeling of processed foods, establishing a correspondence between the consumption of processed foods according to the nutritional traffic light graphic system and the body composition of patients with overweight. The research has a non-experimental cross-sectional design; Applied to 60 people selected by inclusion and exclusion criteria, the data from the survey were analyzed in JMP 11.0 software, where the results indicate: the average age is 33 years, 76,67% women and 23,33% men, with a low personal socio-economic level, with an average body mass index (BMI) of 28,57, 85% of patients have a percentage of fat mass categorized as high, also have a waist circumference of 51, 66% indicating a moderate risk of cardiovascular disease. Regarding the relationship between the graphing system of labeling, it is found that knowledge is high, attitudes are favorable with inappropriate practices because of frequent consumption of processed foods with medium salt content, and it’s very often they consume food with high sugar content, with one exception in the consumption very frequent of low fat food. Therefore, it is determined that the knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to the “nutritional traffic light” graphic system do not influence the level of consumption of fat, sugars and salt in the patients studied.