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...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
| País: | Colombia |
| Institución: | Universidad de Antioquia |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UdeA |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/12069 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10495/12069 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Recomendaciones nutricionales Nutritional recommendations Requerimientos Requirements Grupos de alimentos Food groups Disponibilidad Availability |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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