Comparing three softwares for diet calculation: analysis of energetic value in a semi-amateur enteral diet

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Maiane Paris Pirôpo de
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Costa, Carlos Alberto Soares da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/7423
• topic: Diet; Energy intake; Enteral Nutrition; Software.; Dieta; Ingestão de energia; Nutrição enteral; Software.; Alimentos e Bebidas

Current analysis recalculates standard semi-amateur enteral diets given in a handout for Home Enteral Nutrition Therapy. Diets with 1,500, 1,800 and 2,100 kcal were selected. Three softwares for diet calculation were employed, namely, Program A, B, C, and a manual calculation, with the help of three bibliographical references. Diet 1,500 kcal of Program A had a non-adequacy percentage of -22.62%; Program B featured -13.9%; Program C featured +15.73%; manual calculation featured -1.1%. Diet 1,800 kcal features -6.6% in Program A; -15.6% in Program B; +11.17% in Program C; and -1.8% in manual calculation. Diet 2,100 kcal of Program A featured -25.5%; Program B featured -15.8%; Program C featured +7.2%; manual calculation featured -4.8%. Analysis showed unfeasibility of diets with Programs A, B and C. Manual calculation was the method that was closest to values of calorie calculation presented in the guideline.