%0 Journal Article
%T H¨¢BITOS ALIMENTARIOS, ACTIVIDAD F¨ªSICA Y SU RELACI¨®N CON EL ESTADO NUTRICIONAL-ANTROPOM¨¦TRICO DE PREESCOLARES
%A Nava B
%A Marin¨¦ Coromoto
%A P¨¦rez G
%A Analy
%A Herrera
%A H¨¦ctor Antonio
%A Hern¨¢ndez H
%A Rosa Armenia
%J Revista chilena de nutrici¨®n
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4067/S0717-75182011000300006
%X preschool venezuelan children underwent a study that measures the relationship between anthropometric nutritional state, food habits and physical activity level (pal). methods: using frisancho's pattern as a reference, 173 children were studied, and anthropometric indicators such as height/age, weight/height and both lean and fat arm areas were measured. to assess food habits and pal, a questionnaire was developed and applied. results: for vegetables, fruits and fats the consumption patterns was low, and for cereals, meats, and dairy products was high. in 52% of the children the pal was intense, and in the 27% was light. among food habits, pal and sedentary index (si) an association was found. conclusions: results suggest implementing changes from the preschool stage to correct for inappropriate food habits, to encourage physical activity and to avoid a high si, will relate to the appearance of adult chronic degenerative diseases.
%K preschool children
%K anthropometric nutritional assessment
%K dietary habits
%K physical activity.
%U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0717-75182011000300006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en