. Leila Darvishi; . Reza Ghiasvand; . Maryam Ashrafi; . Elnaz Ashrafzadeh; . Gholamreza Askari; . Afshin Shiranian; . Akbar Hasanzadeh
Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2013, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
Background: Healthy nutrition is very important considering the weight status especially inchildren. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between junk foods intake andweight ...
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Background: Healthy nutrition is very important considering the weight status especially inchildren. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between junk foods intake andweight in 6-7-years old children. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study wascarried out in Shahin Shahr and Meymeh, Iran, in 2009. Anthropometrics measures weredone and 24-hour food recall used for dietary information and analyzed with food processor2 and then compared with dietary reference intakes 2008 (DRI). Findings: 61.1 percent of thesubjects were residing in dormitories and 12.7 percent were marred. Prevalence of overweightor obesity and abdominal obesity was 6.9 percent and 46.1 percent respectively. Mean (±SD)systolic blood pressure was 105.2 ± 15.6 mm/Hg and diastolic was 62.2 ± 10.4 mm/Hg.Totally, 3.9 percent of the subjects had hypertension. The analysis of food intake indicate that(B12, folate, magnesium, potassium, calcium) with level below the recommended ones, and(vitamin C, E, pantothenic acid, B1, B3, phosphate, zinc) with up levels the recommendedones, and energy intake, macronutrient, vitamin A, pyridoxine, iron, selenium were in generalappropriate. Conclusion: These results indicated appropriate level of macronutrients intakeand unbalance mainly existed in micronutrients. It is recommended to increase intake importantfood groups such as dairy, vegetable, fruit that include good source of micronutrients, andalso it is suggested that need for strategies can improve competence in the area of nutrition.
