Evaluación de los hábitos alimentarios y parámetros antropométricos en pacientes con gastritis de 20 a 60 años que acuden al centro de especialidades médicas y salud familiar CEMESFA en la ciudad de Babahoyo Año 2021.

Abstract

Among the most common gastrointestinal diseases affecting the population is gastritis. At present this pathology constitutes a risk to the health of adults as it has a high prevalence, for which the following research aimed to evaluate dietary habits and anthropometric parameters in patients with gastritis aged 20 to 60 years who attend the CEMESFA center for medical specialties and family health in the city of Babahoyo. The present study is quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional in a sample of 60 patients where Google forms tools were used, frequency of food consumption, eating habits survey. The patients who were part of the study the greatest age range that have gastritis are young people aged 20 to 30, 33% have rates of obesity type I. According to the frequency of food consumption highlights a consumption of 87% of critical fruits, 82% coffee, sauces and dressings 73%, condiments, 65% processed products and 83% alcohol. According to the eating habits survey 38% agree that their appetite decreases when they have symptoms of gastritis and 35% agree enough to consume cigarette. 35% neither agree nor disagree about having self-discipline to eat healthy. Therefore, the study population presents an unhealthy diet according to its already diagnosed pathology.