DIETARY INTAKE OF IRON AND CALCIUM FOR ADOLESCENTS ON REPRODUCTIVE PHASE OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL OF PETROLINA – PERNAMBUCO

• Autor(a) principal: FERREIRA, DARLING SILVA DOS SANTOS
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: TORRES, MARINA AMARAL ALMEIDA, SILVA, INGRID RAFAELLA MAURICIO, Omena Messias, Cristhiane Maria Bazílio de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Atenção à Saúde
• Texto Completo: http://seer.uscs.edu.br/index.php/revista_ciencias_saude/article/view/2814
• topic: Adolescence; reproductive phase; food intake; iron and calcium.; Adolescência; fase reprodutiva; consumo alimentar; ferro e cálcio

Objective: To estimate the dietary intake of iron and calcium by adolescents in the reproductive phase in apublic school of Petrolina, Pernambuco. Methods: 274 female adolescents, aged between 11 and 17 yearsold, were interviewed. The dietary intake survey was conducted through 24-hour recall (R24h). To calculateiron and calcium intake in the adolescent population, we used as reference the Dietary Reference intakes/Reference Daily Intake - Recommended Dietary Allowances/Dietary Intake Recommended and AdequateIntake/Intake and Adequate. The data were described as means and standard deviations, verifying therelation between the variables: age and nutrient intake. We used the softwares Excel (2013 Version) andGraph Prism (6.01 Version) for statistical treatment of the data. Results: We could verify that the averageiron intake was higher than the recommended in 81 (29.54%) adolescents, while 193 (70.04%) didnot achieve the recommended amount. Regarding the calcium intake, only 47 (17.15%) demonstratedadequate intake. Among the iron-rich plant-based foods, the consumption of beans (83.2%) stood out.Meat (61.31%) and eggs (19.7%) were the foods of animal origin consumed the most. The food sources ofcalcium with the highest intakes were: whole milk (63.1%), cheese (43.8%), yogurt (27.74%), ice cream(14.6%) and cottage cheese (5.1%), respectively. Conclusions: This study found insufficient intake ofmicronutrients evaluated in most adolescents, highlighting the need for an intervention in order to repairthis deficiency.