Hábitos alimentarios y estado nutricional en los niños y niñas de 4 a 7 años de la Escuela Vicente Bastidas Reinoso de la ciudad de Loja en el periodo octubre 2017- junio 2018.

Abstract

The aim of this investigative work was to determine habits and nutritional status of children from 4 to 7 years old at Vicente Bastidas Reinoso school. A quantitative investigation was done with a cross – section descriptive study. In order to obtain nutritional status data, the MSP procedures were used to have anthropometrics measurements to be interpreted through the IMC in increasing curves afterwards. The obtained status was registered in the form which was developed for this purpose. To know the food habits, a survey was applied to children’s representatives and as a tool was used a valid and approved questionnaire in the local reality. Finally, the conclusion was that the 80% of the population presented a normal IMC in their age, the 4% presented obesity and the 16% presented overweigh. Referring to food habits, the greater consumption of food was fruit, tubercle, followed by eggs, cereals and lacteal which consumption was dairy in the majority of population.