Estado nutricional y su relación con el consumo alimentario de los adolescentes del Centro Educativo 15 de Agosto de la comunidad de Gatazo Chico, Riobamba 2015.

Abstract

Adolescence is a human being psychosocial process, which includes the rapid population growth from childhood to adolescence, significantly increases the nutritional requirements; it sometimes becomes difficult to meet nutritional needs, affecting normal adolescent development which can be evidenced by low weight, short stature, malnutrition, overweight and obesity. The study was a cross-sectional experimental design, with a total of 60 high school students from the Educational Unit 15 de Agosto, located in the Gatazo Chico community, a survey to know the eating habits and nutritional status was applied, data was tabulated by JMP 5.1 program. In assessing the nutritional status of adolescents it was found that 80% had a normal nutritional status, 16.66% were overweight. In the distribution of kilocalories intake a minimum of 1813.6 kcal and a maximum of 2576.1kcal was found, a carbohydrate intake of at least 287.9 grams and a maximum of 399.80 grams, protein intake was a minimum of 55.40 g and a maximum of 109.70 g, fat intake was at least 36.0 grams and a maximum of 77.90 gr. In making the combination of BMI (Body Mass Index), with the percentage of adequacy of energy, carbohydrates, protein, and fat, a significant relationship was found. It is concluded that there is a relationship between BMI and the consumed kilocalories since the diagnosis of BMI increases in the same proportion as the calories consumed daily. Likewise, BMI diagnosis increases as the percentage of adequacy of kilocalories consumed daily (90 -110%) .