title: Assessment of food intake in infants between 0 and 24 months with congenital heart disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Children with congenital heart disease are usually malnourished and present some degree of functional and/or structural impairment of organs. There is also deficiency in nutrient intake, due to the control of fluids required by some patients which restrains the nutrient intake of some cardiac children.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the food intake of children with congenital heart disease hospitalized in the pediatric heart unit of a "Public Teaching Hospital".
  
  
  METHODS
  The intake of food and nutrients was calculated based on the food consumed during three days (direct weighting method) and the calories and nutrients were calculated using the Virtual Nutri software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The intake of calories per kilogram of body weight, of daily proteins, sodium and vitamin A was within the recommended levels (p < 0.05). However, the intake of daily calories, fats, fiber, potassium and iron was below the recommended levels (p < 0.05) and the intake of proteins per kilogram, carbohydrates, calcium and vitamin C was above the recommended levels (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Children with congenital cardiopathy have inadequate diets, and therefore, need nutritional guidance to foster adequate dietary intake and the resulting improvement in growth and weight and height development, guaranteeing better quality of life to the patients.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Auxiliar de Cotoxó, HC, FM, USP, São Bernardo do Campo, SP - Brazil.
authors.forename: Tais Cleto Lopes
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Marlene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trigo
authors.forename: Rosiris Roco
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: Regina Helena Cunha
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Maria Regina Alves
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Antonio Carlos Alves
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Maria Aparecida Alves
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cardoso
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007228:Infant Nutrition Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D012016:Reference Values; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins