Aporte de energía y macronutrientes de las colaciones escolares y su relación con el estado nutricional en la Unidad Educativa Juan Bautista Montini de la parroquia San Francisco de Borja cantón Quijos. 2015.

Abstract

This research aims to assess the contribution of energy and macronutrients of schools snacks and its relation to nutritional status in preschool and school of Unidad Educativa Juan Bautista Montini, San Francisco de Borja Parish, through a descriptive design no experimental cross type. The universe is 340 children, to analyze the data according to the diagnosis AGE//BMI was determined that there is a 30.6% prevalence of overweight, (22.7% overweight) and (7, 9% obesity), It was found 1.7% underweight, 0, 29% of this has severely underweight, diagnosis analysis SIZE//AGE concludes that there is risk of low height 32,35% and stunted stature 10, 59%. The collation provides more energy to the diet, is the institutional collation, and has a acceptability of 90.2%, vs. the government collation 69, 9%, to assess the energy supply of the 2 schools snacks to VCT diet is the maximum value of 552 kcal, and at least 124 kcal. It was found one direct relationship between the amount of VCT schools snacks with nutritional status. However this relationship is not statistically significant because the probability is >0, 05, so the hypothesis is rejected. In conclusion, it can be said that while there is higher energy consumption is present nutritional problems for excess.