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Short-term evaluation of the impact of a food program on the micronutrient nutritional status of Argentinean children under the age of six.
Varea, Ana; Malpeli, Agustina; Etchegoyen, Graciela; Vojkovic, María; Disalvo, Liliana; Apezteguía, María; Pereyras, Silvia; Pattín, Jorgelina; Ortale, Susana; Carmuega, Estéban; González, Horacio F.
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  • Varea A; Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigaciones Pediátricas Prof. Dr Fernando E. Viteri, Hospital de Niños de La Plata, 63 N° 1069, 1900, La Plata, Argentina.
Biol Trace Elem Res ; 143(3): 1337-48, 2011 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21301990
This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of Plan Más Vida (PMV) on the micronutrient nutritional condition of children aged 1 to 6 years 1 year after PMV implementation. The food program was intended for low-income families from the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina and provided supplementary diets. A prospective, nonexperimental study was carried out. Children (472 at baseline and 474 after 1 year) were divided into two groups (1-2 and 2-6 years of age). Biochemical tests (hemogram, ferritin, zinc, vitamin A, and folic acid), anthropometric assessments (weight and height), and dietary surveys (24-h recall) were performed. Chronic growth retardation (-2 height/age Z-score) was present in 2.8% and 8.7% of 1-2- and 2-6-year-old children, respectively; 14.4% in the former and 8.8% in the latter group had overweight/obesity. No significant changes were recorded 1 year after PMV implementation. Whereas anemia values decreased (55.3% to 39.1%, p = 0.003) and serum zinc values increased in 1-2-year-old children, the risk for vitamin A deficiency decreased significantly in both age groups. The evaluation of the early impact of PMV actions provided important nutritional data that should be used by provincial health authorities to conduct future evaluations.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde / Estado Nutricional / Micronutrientes / Abastecimento de Alimentos Tipo de estudo: Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Argentina Idioma: En Revista: Biol Trace Elem Res Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde / Estado Nutricional / Micronutrientes / Abastecimento de Alimentos Tipo de estudo: Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Argentina Idioma: En Revista: Biol Trace Elem Res Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Estados Unidos