title: Chemical analysis of minerals content in daily diets of children and adolescents grown up in Krakow orphanages.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Numerous studies attest to the role that inappropriate food product groups in the human diet, including children and adolescents diet, leading to abnormal intakes of many important nutrients, such as minerals.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  These studies were undertaken to assess the coverage of the recommended values for chosen minerals by 205 children and adolescents between the ages of 4 and 20 years, grown up in Krakow orphanages.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sodium, magnesium, zinc, iron, copper, calcium and potassium concentrations in 112 diets of children and adolescents from 7 selected orphanages in Krakow in every season of the year were performed using AAS method. Results obtained were compared to recommended standards in Poland.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intakes of calcium and potassium were usually too low whilst adequate levels of dietary magnesium and calcium were seen only for the youngest children. Recommended dietary levels of zinc were met in all cases and mostly also for iron and copper. Sodium intakes were however excessive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study demonstrates that regular a monitoring and adjusting of the diet is necessary for the assessed children and adolescents in order to correct dietary abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Technology, Agricultural University of Krakow, Balicka Street 122, 30-149 Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pysz
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Technology, Agricultural University of Krakow, Balicka Street 122, 30-149 Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leszczyńska
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Technology, Agricultural University of Krakow, Balicka Street 122, 30-149 Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kopeć
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Technology, Agricultural University of Krakow, Balicka Street 122, 30-149 Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bieżanowska-Kopeć
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Technology, Agricultural University of Krakow, Balicka Street 122, 30-149 Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Domagała
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D005504:Food Analysis; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000032:analysis*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D019372:Orphanages / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D018977:Micronutrients; D014131:Trace Elements