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Snacks contribute one third of nutrient intake at three school levels in a population of Puerto Rican children (1024.7)
Author(s) -
Preston Alan,
Venegas Heidi,
Rodriguez Natalie,
Rodriguez Cindy,
Rodriguez Rose
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.1024.7
Subject(s) - nutrient , environmental health , dietary fiber , population , demography , medicine , zoology , biology , gerontology , food science , ecology , sociology
Recommended dietary intake of most nutrients is satisfied by a majority of Puerto Rican schoolchildren, however this is not true for all nutrients. In this presentation we examine the contribution of snacks to the total intake of two macronuitrients that achieve nutritional adequacy, namely carbohydrates and protein as well as one nutrient that does not reach nutritional adequacy, namely fiber. To this effect, we have performed multiple 24 hr dietary recall interviews with children in elemantary (E) n=101, Intermediate (I) n=116 and high (H) n=105 schools of metropolitan San Juan.Results show that snacks contribute about one third of nutritional recommendations for the macronutrients examined which adds to the already satisfied amount for carbohydrate and protein but still falls short for the recommndation for fiber.Variations were seen when comparing school levels with E and H schools being more similar than I schools. Also a slight difference was observed regarding gender with boys having higher contributuon than girls. It can be concluded that snacks can add to an overabundance of certain nutrients but also make a substantial contribution to nutrient intake of under‐consumed nutrients. This relationship should be further explored with other nutrients with low intake such as Vitamins D and E and minerals like calcium and iron.