Presencia de nutrientes trazadores de riesgo para la salud en alimentos consumidos por escolares de Medellín

ABSTRACT: To identify the amount of carbohydrates, sugars, saturated fats and sodium present in the snacks and sugary drinks consumed by schoolchildren in Medellin. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study in which tracer nutrient content of health risk in food available in school stores. A total of 130 products were analyzed: 38 snacks, 17 sweet 44 cakes, cookies and cereal bars, and softdrinks 31. These foods were selected for this study because of its high availability in school stores Medellin. Results: We found that products with higher sodium content are the snack food group and the highest content of sugars and carbohydrates found in softdrinks, followed by the group of biscuits, cakes and cereal bars, and this last group of foods that higher saturated fat content presented.

• Autores: Arboleda Montoya, Luz Marina; Velásquez Vargas, John Edinson; Zuluaga Gómez, Catherine; Varela Álvarez, Daniela; Rodríguez Maya, Laura Cristina
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2014
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/12069
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/12069
• Palabra clave: Recomendaciones nutricionales; Nutritional recommendations; Requerimientos; Requirements; Grupos de alimentos; Food groups; Disponibilidad; Availability
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Colombia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CO)