title: Intake of protein, calcium and sodium in public child day care centers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess calcium, protein and sodium intake, of children that attend public day-care centers and to compare it with the recommended one.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional descriptive study in seven public day care centers of São Paulo city, Southeast Brazil, which enrolled 366 children between 12 and 36 months of age. The data collection occurred between September and December 2010. Each day care center was evaluated for three non-consecutive days, totaling 42 days and 210 meals. Dietary intake was assessed by a direct food weighing method. For the nutritional calculation, DietWin® Profissional 2.0 was used, and the adequacy was calculated according to the recommendations of the National School Feeding Program for energy, protein, calcium and sodium. The calcium/protein relation was also calculated, as well as calcium density (mg/1,000kcal).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The energy (406.4kcal), protein (18.2g) and calcium (207.6mg) consumption did not reach the recommended values ​​in all the evaluated day care centers. Sodium intake exceeded up to three times the recommendation. The calcium/protein ratio of 11.7mg/g was less than the adequate one (20mg/g).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was inadequacy of calcium, protein and sodium dietary intake, in children attending public day-care centers.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brasil.
authors.forename: Giovana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Longo-Silva
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Medicina, Unifesp, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maysa Helena de A
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Toloni
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brasil.
authors.forename: Risia Cristina E
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: de  Menezes
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brasil.
authors.forename: Tatiane Leocádio
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Temteo
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Alice A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brasil.
authors.forename: Leiko
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Emília Chagas
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Medicina, Unifesp, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: José Augusto de A C
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Taddei
mesh_terms: D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D064167:Recommended Dietary Allowances; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D012982:Sodium, Dietary