title: [Vitamin and minerals consumed food group by Chilean university students].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The lifestyle changes in college, students go through periods of physical inactivity and irregular meal times, which leads to increased consumption of processed foods and fast food.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To calculate vitamins and minerals intakes for groups in the diet of Chilean university students.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 654 university students (18 to 24 years, 54% female), a 7-day food frequency questionnaire was used for dietary assessment, the information collected was classified into 12 groups representing each set of food, and then nutrient intake was determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The main results were: (a) women had lower intake of most micronutrients than men (b) pantothenic acid, vitamin B12 and E, calcium, magnesium and iron are nutrients that showed mean intakes below the daily recommendations, (c) the consumption of bread is essential for the supply of B vitamins, iron, copper and selenium.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the usual diet of college students, bread is a key to the dietary intake of B vitamins, iron, copper and selenium, as well as dairy products for calcium, meat and fish for vitamin B12 and zinc; vegetables for vitamin A and fruits for vitamin C.
authors.affiliation: Nutrición y Alimentos, Docente carrera de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Chile. sduran74@gmail.com
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Durán Aguero
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reyes García
authors.forename: María Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gaete
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002677:Chile; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins