[Food consumption of children and adolescents living in an area of invasion in Maceio, Alagoas, Brazil].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the food intake of energy, macronutrients and micronutrients related to growth and development in individuals under 16 years of age living in a consolidated invasion settlement in Maceió, Alagoas.


METHODS
The assessment of food intake was carried out by the 24-hour recall method, using a food picture album. Nutritional composition of diets was analysed using the Virtual Nutri-1.0 software. The estimated prevalence of inadequate intake was based on the Dietary Reference (DRIs), adjusted to account for intra-individual variability. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 11.5 was used for data analysis.


RESULTS
5.6% of the subjects studied presented excessive energy intake and for 3.7% it was inadequate. The frequency of excessive energy intake was higher in the 1 to 3 year-old age group (p <0.05), which also showed higher rates of inadequate intake of vitamin A, vitamin E and zinc, and it was the only group in which average consumption of calcium was higher than the adequate intake.


CONCLUSIONS
Data show that dietary patterns of the individuals studied need adjustments.
da Silva
Juliana Vasconcelos Lyra
JV
Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brasil. juvlyra@yahoo.com.br
Timóteo
Anny Karinny Calheiros Dutra
AK
dos Santos
Célia Dias
CD
Fontes
Gilberto
G
da Rocha
Eliana Maria Maurício
EM
D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004435:Eating; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018977:Micronutrients
D018977:Micronutrients