Elaboración de una guía alimentaria para la población adulta beneficiaria del programa MAXINUTRICION Ecuador 2014.

Abstract

A food guide for the adult population recipient of the program Maxinutrición Ecuador 2014 was conducted. In the first phase: diagnostic or base line, the investigated variables provided information on general characteristics, nutritional status, dietary habits, physical activity and clinical characteristics. The studied population was 109 people attended during the months of September, October and November 2013 in Supermaxi and Megamaxi in Ambato and Riobamba. The main results indicate that 63.30 % of the study population is female, the average age of people was 33.82 years old, it was treated mostly with young adults, in the assessment and diagnosis of nutritional status was found that 38.53% of the people had overweight, 19.26% had severe obesity, while only 33.02% are in normal. Regarding eating habits foods most consumed at snack time are fruits. Drinks of preference to join meals are on 60.55% sugary juices. And 40.36% believes that the most fattening foods are oils and butters. With these results in the second phase a food guide was developed which includes: introduction, educational objectives and development of each topic the same report the benefits of proper nutrition and promote healthy life styles for adults.