DIETARY INTAKE OF IRON AND CALCIUM FOR ADOLESCENTS ON REPRODUCTIVE PHASE OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL OF PETROLINA – PERNAMBUCO

Authors

  • DARLING SILVA DOS SANTOS FERREIRA Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Petrolina, PE, Brasil.
  • MARINA AMARAL ALMEIDA TORRES Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Petrolina, PE, Brasil.
  • INGRID RAFAELLA MAURICIO SILVA Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Petrolina, PE, Brasil.
  • Cristhiane Maria Bazílio de Omena Messias Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Petrolina, PE, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13037/ras.vol13n45.2814

Keywords:

Adolescence, reproductive phase, food intake, iron and calcium.

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the dietary intake of iron and calcium by adolescents in the reproductive phase in apublic school of Petrolina, Pernambuco. Methods: 274 female adolescents, aged between 11 and 17 yearsold, were interviewed. The dietary intake survey was conducted through 24-hour recall (R24h). To calculateiron and calcium intake in the adolescent population, we used as reference the Dietary Reference intakes/Reference Daily Intake - Recommended Dietary Allowances/Dietary Intake Recommended and AdequateIntake/Intake and Adequate. The data were described as means and standard deviations, verifying therelation between the variables: age and nutrient intake. We used the softwares Excel (2013 Version) andGraph Prism (6.01 Version) for statistical treatment of the data. Results: We could verify that the averageiron intake was higher than the recommended in 81 (29.54%) adolescents, while 193 (70.04%) didnot achieve the recommended amount. Regarding the calcium intake, only 47 (17.15%) demonstratedadequate intake. Among the iron-rich plant-based foods, the consumption of beans (83.2%) stood out.Meat (61.31%) and eggs (19.7%) were the foods of animal origin consumed the most. The food sources ofcalcium with the highest intakes were: whole milk (63.1%), cheese (43.8%), yogurt (27.74%), ice cream(14.6%) and cottage cheese (5.1%), respectively. Conclusions: This study found insufficient intake ofmicronutrients evaluated in most adolescents, highlighting the need for an intervention in order to repairthis deficiency.

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Author Biographies

DARLING SILVA DOS SANTOS FERREIRA, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Petrolina, PE, Brasil.

Graduanda em Nutrição da Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Petrolina, PE, Brasil.

MARINA AMARAL ALMEIDA TORRES, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Petrolina, PE, Brasil.

Graduanda em Nutrição da Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Petrolina, PE, Brasil.

INGRID RAFAELLA MAURICIO SILVA, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Petrolina, PE, Brasil.

Graduanda em Nutrição da Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Petrolina, PE, Brasil.

Cristhiane Maria Bazílio de Omena Messias, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Petrolina, PE, Brasil.

Doutora em Ciências pela Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL). Maceió, AL, Brasil. Professora Adjunta do Colegiado de Nutrição da Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Petrolina, PE, Brasil.

Published

2015-09-29

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