EFECTOS DE LA DENSIDAD ENERGETICA Y DEL NIVEL DE GRASA DE LAS FORMULAS LACTEAS SOBRE EL CONSUMO SUBSECUENTE DE ALIMENTOS Y ENERGIA EN PREESCOLARES

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of two levels of energy intakes and two levels of fat at breakfast, on the food and energy intakes in subsequent meal (lunch). The study was performed in 51 children both genders, with ages ranging from 24 to 48 months, attending a day care center. The children selected had normal nutritional status (weight/jeight index) according to the NCHS standards. The food intake was determined by differential weighing and energy intake was calculated from proximal analysis. the energy densities of the cow's milk formula used were 0.8 and 1.2 kcal/g, resulting in a total energy offer (breakfast) of 267.5 and 367.5 kcal respectively, the fat levels were 6.3 and 0.9 g/250g of formula, using 2*2 factorial. In the study, 720 observations of food intake were conducted in those children consuming highertha 75 per cent of the total food offered at breakfast, In the lunchtime were offered in alternated form two preparations with an 0.97 kcal/g of energy density. The results demostrated that the children consumed significantly higher energy amounts in the subsequent meal, after being fed the high fat and lower energy-content breakfast. When the total energy intake (breakfast + lunch) was compared these results show that the caloric difference of breakfast was reduced and the degree of reduction was influenced by the fat level. These results show evidence for partial caloric compensation of 67 per cent in the higher-fat level, and only 34 per cent for the children with the lower of fat level. It is conclude that the energy intake and fat intake at breakfast innfluences the energy intake at the subsequent meal. These findings are importnt to the preschool children's feeding with risk of malnutrition