%0 Journal Article
%T Habitual diet assessment in adolescents with the downĄŻs syndrome
%A Ivandra Mari Roieski
%A Iris Lima e Silva
%A Adriana Arruda Barbosa Rezende
%A Cristhiane Sousa Soares Borges
%J Revista Sa¨˛de.Com
%D 2010
%I Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia
%X The eating habits formation of the individuals with the DownĄŻs syndrome deserves special attention because, besides specific anatomical and physiological alterations, some aspects also interfere in this process. Among them, the parentsĄŻbehavior is the one that counts most, and itĄŻs essential to establish a healthy diet. Facing this, the objective in this study was to assess the habitual diet in eight overweight adolescents with the DownĄŻs syndrome living in the South Region of Tocantins State. These adolescents are between 10 and 19 years of age. To instrumentalize the referred assessment, the Food Frequency Questionnaire for Adolescents was applied and it was compared with the Adapted Food Pyramid recommendations. It was observed 82% of the adolescents used to eat less than the recommended amount of the vegetables and cereal/bread/tubers/roots; 68% eat less fruits and 87% eat less milk/dairy products groups. It was also detected an exaggeration in the consumption of grains, meat/eggs and sugar/candy groups. It was concluded that the adolescents habitually keep a diet out of the pattern considered healthy. ItĄŻs predominantly easy chewing food and high in calories, what may bring risks of getting overweight and even obese. Thus, itĄŻs vital to go through an eating re-education process, in whichthe family has participation, so that changes in the eating habits may be achieved.
%K Assessment
%K diet
%K adolescents
%K DownĄŻs syndrome
%U www.uesb.br/revista/rsc/v6/v6n2a05.pdf