Influencia de la suplementación de Micronutrientes en la composición corporal en niños/as de 6 a 24 meses de edad.

Abstract

The research carried out was aimed at assessing the influence of micronutrient supplementation on body composition in children from 6 to 24 months of age, for which a quantitative experimental investigation of association of variables was performed, with observational design of longitudinal cut, the studio included 79 boys and girls. In the diagnosis of nutritional status with the weight indicator for age in children (P / E), 87.8% have normal or adequate weight, increasing post supplementation to 90.2%, low weight an initial 2.4% and recovered at the end of the intervention as well as the reduction of the high weight from 9.8% to 7.3% in the case of girls in the initial assessment 92.1% have adequate weight, 2.6% weight underweight high 5.3% of which at the final control 100% have adequate weight for their quality. In the one of the height for the age in children, it revealed that the variations were of those categorized in the normality of 85.4% rose to 95.1%, the overweight was reduced from 12.2% to 4.9% and Obesity from 0% to 2.6%. It is recommended to provide personalized counseling through participatory workshops with parents, promoters of beneficiaries and child caregivers, seeking incentives to develop a sense of social responsibility and commit to nutrition and micronutrients, food and nutrition education programs in all sectors.