title: [The present health and nutritional status of the pediatric population in the area of Orava].
abstract: 410 children aged 11-14 years and 311 adolescents aged 15-18 years were examined in the region Orava. This region was selected for the survey because of high unemployment rates. The survey was focused on changes in nutritional indices in children and adolescents, as a consequence of changed food consumption patterns, caused by increased food prices and global socio-economic regression. Biochemical markers showed negative trends in serum lipid levels, especially a high prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia as well as that of vitamin C hyposaturation. This finding is related to impaired structure of consumed food, intake of food items of lower nutritional value, low intakes of fruit and vegetables, as shown by the analysis of dietary data.
authors.affiliation: Výskumný ústav výzivy, Bratislava.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Béderová
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Babinská
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mágalová
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brtková
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002669:Child Welfare; D003604:Czechoslovakia; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D001205:Ascorbic Acid
vernacular_title: Aktuálny zdavotne-nutricný stav detskej populácie v oravskom regióne.