title: Dietary intakes of preschool children in LA Pa, El Salvador, Central America.
abstract: A dietary survey was conducted in a department of El Salvador as part of an assessment of the nutritional status of preschool children. Intake of calories, protein and retinol equivalents were estimated using a 24-hour recall technique. The average daily energy intake for children 1-4 years old was 866 Kcal representing 60% of the 1973 level recommended by the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), for this age group, and 76% of the recommended level on a body-weight basis. Average protein intake per child per day in the same age group was 31.3 g, which represents 110% of the recommended level for the age group, and 136% of the recommended level on a body weight basis. The estimated retinol equivalent intake was 36% of the recommended allowance. In general, the results of the present study were similar to those obtained in the study carried out in El Salvador by INCAP during the period September-November, 1965.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000592:standards*; D004544:El Salvador; D002149:Energy Intake; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014801:Vitamin A