PMID: 9161455Mar 1, 1996Paper

Dietary pattern and nutrient intake in preschool children from three rural villages in the Province of Santa Rosa, Guatemala

Archivos latinoamericanos de nutrición
H GameroN W Solomons

Abstract

We present here the results of a nutritional survey to show the pattern of food consumption, as well as nutrient intake, of 303 pre-school children (six to 71 months old) from three rural hamlets of the South-East region of Guatemala. This survey was performed prior to the establishment of a nutritional intervention in the same geographical area. Information was gathered from June through August 1991, by personnel from the Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment, Aging, and Metabolism (CeSSIAM) using two data collection instruments during home visits. Informats were mothers or other caretakers in charge of the children feeding. Data collected were initially converted to individual food item weight, and then, to micronutrients values. These values were used to establish their adequacy to standard requirements for children of these ages. Results showed a pattern in which corn tortilla, and beans were the most commonly consumed food items. Those items were also the relatively most important sources of calories, protein, and iron. Vitamin A intake was low, and it came mainly from plant sources. Nutrients intake was below the recommended dietary allowances, except for protein and iron.

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