Estado nutricional, consumo alimentar e atividade física de crianças e adolescentes com Síndrome de Down

• Autor(a) principal: Zuchetto, Camila
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFPel - Guaiaca
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.ufpel.edu.br/handle/ri/1791
• topic: Síndrome de Down; Estado nutricional; Consumo alimentar; Atividade física; Down syndrome; nutritional status; Dietary intake; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::EDUCACAO FISICA

Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic abnormality in which has its own characteristics and inherent affecting nutritional status. Individuals with Down syndrome have a predisposition to overweight by genetic factors and / or environmental. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status and its association with dietary intake, physical activity levels and demographic variables of children and adolescents with Down syndrome living in the city of Pelotas, Brazil. Participants were 41 children and adolescents aged between six and 18 years. It was observed that about 20% of children and adolescents were overweight, and physical activity is rarely practiced by the population, since more than 60% subjects were classified as having insufficient active. The findings about food consumption, point to an excessive consumption of carbohydrates and proteins, contributing to the nutritional status found. The formation of healthy eating habits and behaviors occurs in childhood, and if they give up properly can prevent of chronic illnesses that are so increasingly early, affecting children and young people.