%0 Journal Article
%T Nutritional assessment of a mby¨¢-guaran¨ª community living in Paraguay: the Guaviram¨ª
%A Romano
%A M. J.
%A Torres
%A M. F.
%J Nutrici¨®n Cl¨ªnica y Diet¨¦tica Hospitalaria
%D 2012
%I Sociedad Espa?ola de Diet¨¦tica y Ciencias de la Alimentaci¨®n (SEDCA)
%X Introduction: Intake a proper diet promotes optimalgrowth of children and can maintain a healthy nutritional status in children and adults.Objective: Assess the nutritional status of the Mby¨¢Guarani, Guaviram¨ª community, Paraguay through theanthropometry and the nutritional adequacy of the foodconsumption analysis. Methods: A cross-sectional anthropometric study in106 individuals aged (A) from 1 to 70 years old. Directvariables: Weight (W), Height (H), Arm Circumferenceand subcutaneous skinfolds; Calculated variables:Muscle and Fat Areas and Body Mass Index (BMI). Datawere standardized as percentile values (P) according toa Reference and were organized by percentile intervals,sex and age groups. Undernutrition (W/A, H/A, W/H Keywords Nutritional assessment --- Anthropometry --- Food consumption --- Ethnic groups --- Paraguay.
%K Nutritional assessment
%K Anthropometry
%K Food consumption
%K Ethnic groups
%K Paraguay.
%U http://www.nutricion.org/publicaciones/revista_2012_32_3/EVALUACION.pdf