Avaliação nutricional de um grupo de adolescentes

The objective of this study was to evaluate the nutritional condition, to know their alimentary habits and the lipid plasma profile. An interview and a medical examination were performed, as well as a questionnaire of personal data, 24 hour dietary records and samples of blood were collected for cholesterol and triglycerides dosage. 57 adolescents were involved in the research. 23% had low weight, 67% normal weight and 10% overweight or obesity. The total cholesterol was appropriate in 93% and the triglycerides in 94%. As for the alimentary habits, 86% of the adolescents have breakfast, 86% have lunch and 67% dinner, but 26% have snacks at lunch or dinner time. The daily caloric ingestion found in most of the adolescents is below recommended with larger carbohydrate ingestion and smaller fat ingestion. The study showed that adolescents need orientation about healthy alimentary habits