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Avaliação da ingestão de nutrientes de crianças de uma creche filantrópica: aplicação do Consumo Dietético de
Referência

Roseane Moreira Sampaio Barbosa1
Eliane Abreu Soares 2
Haydée Serrão Lanzillotti3

Assessment of nutrients intake of children in a charity daycare center: application of
Dietary Reference Intake

1 Fundação Ataulpho de Paiva. Av. Pedro II, 260. Rio de Janeiro,
RJ, Brasil. CEP: 20.941-070. E-mail: [e-mail]
2,3 Departamento de Nutrição. Universidade do Estado do Rio de
Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

Resumo

Objectives: to compare nutrients intake apparent adequacy through reference values of Dietary
Reference Intake (DRIs) of 35 children of a charity daycare center in two instances, when they enrolled
(instance 1) and six months after (instance 2).
Methods: socio-demographic assessment was performed through a questionnaire collecting information pertaining to income, school level, living conditions and basic sanitation. To assess food consumption at enrollment, dietary history was informed through an interview with the parent, family member or guardian on the usual intake of the child at home. Following a six month period the weighed food record method (in the daycare center) was performed complemented by the food intake of the child at home. Nutrient analysis such as proteins, iron, calcium and vitamin C in addition to food fibers was performed by specific software. To compare nutrients' adequacy in the two instances of the study the paired Student test (t) (p < 0.05) was used.
Results: a significant improvement in the median intake for all nutrients and fiber six moths after child's attendance to the daycare center was determined. No child reached the level of fiber apparent adequacy of the ingestion at the two moments of the study, despite the significant difference.
Conclusions: results suggest that daycare centers can have an important role in the improvement of lower income children