Caracterización del consumo de alimentos en adultos mayores de 60 a 90 años de edad del Centro Gerontológico "Del Buen Vivir" de la ciudad de Babahoyo en el periodo de noviembre del 2017 a febrero del 2018.

Abstract

The major adults as different factors do not have a suitable ingestion of food, this can be considered to be a factor deteriorante of his bill of health. In spite of the importance that has the nutritional condition in the third age, a great proportion of major adults they have problems of malnutrición as: malnutrition, overweight or obesity, these problems increase the risk of morbimortalidad in the major adult. By means of this work we will realize an analysis to know what form the major adults of the center feed gerontológico of Babahoyo and this way to evaluate if they have a suitable and balanced consumption of food or if they present a deficit of nutrients in his supply. The objective of this research work is to characterize the consumption of food of the elderly who belong to the Gerontological Center of Goo d Living of the city of Babahoyo, as well as to evaluate their nutritional status and the deficiencies they present based on their diet.