Análisis de la ingesta dietaría y el nivel de actividad física en los trabajadores de la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil durante el periodo de junio a julio del 2018.

Abstract

Good nutrition and physical activity of workers is the fundamental basis for good performance or work performance. Clearly this is affected by ingesting an inadequate diet and not completing their caloric requirements and presence of sedentary lifestyle giving direct access to chronic noncommunicable diseases mainly overweight and obesity. The objective of the study was to determine the level of physical activity and the quality of food intake among the workers of the “Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil “during the period from June to July 2018. The study is descriptive with a quantitative approach of a transversal type in which involved 115 workers. 70% female and 30% male. The data of the IMC showed that the vast majority with 47% reflect that they are overweight and 38% normal weight are the highest rates. 52% have a very high percentage of body fat. 62% of workers have a normal degree of visceral fat. 61% are at cardiovascular risk. 72% with a low or inactive level of physical activity, 22% moderate level and 6% with a high level. As soon as the food consumption frequency questionnaire had a high percentage of bread and cereals, followed by meats and seafood, a low consumption of fats, dairy products, vegetables and fruits was reflected.