Caloric deficit in students of health sciences in a university of Lambayeque, 2018

Objetive: Compare the required calories and calories consumed in university students of the Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, 2018. The Study. Descriptive, cross-sectional study. A 24-hour reminder was applied to evaluate the amount of kilocalories ingested b...

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Autores: Becerra-Rojas, Becerra-Rojas, Leonardo-Flores, Christopher Steven, Mechán-Capuñay, Paula Catalina, Ramos-Castro, Nelly Almendra, Velásquez-Balladares, Carlos Alberto, Barreto-Pérez, Daysi Del Carmen, León-Jiménez, Franco Ernesto, Yacarini-Martínez, Antero Enrique
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Perú
Institución:Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
Repositorio:Revista del Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:cmhnaaa_ojs_cmhnaaa.cmhnaaa.org.pe:article/556
Acceso en línea:https://cmhnaaa.org.pe/ojs/index.php/rcmhnaaa/article/view/556
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ingesta Calórica
calorías
estudiantes universitarios
Energy Intake
calories
university students
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Sumario:Objetive: Compare the required calories and calories consumed in university students of the Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, 2018. The Study. Descriptive, cross-sectional study. A 24-hour reminder was applied to evaluate the amount of kilocalories ingested by students, designed by the National strategy of the Ministry of Health. Findings. 212 students from the schools of Human Medicine, Dentistry, Psychology and Nursing were interviewed; 62.7% were female and 37.3% were male. The average age was: 18.7 years ± 1.55. Of the total students of the Faculty interviewed, in the School of Human Medicine it was found that 31.03% have an excess of calories and 41.37% deficit. In the School of Dentistry, it was found that 77.55% have a calorie deficit, and 10.2% excess. The total average deficit of kilocalories 703,615 Kcal. ± 4.39. Conclusions. The calories consumed by students on a daily basis, is deficient compared to the calories they need according to their daily energy requirement.