Hábitos alimentarios y su relación con el estado nutricional de niños de 3 a 7 años que asisten a la Fundación Puro Corazón perteneciente al Banco de Alimentos DIAKONÍA.

Abstract

Introduction: The nutritional status of preschool and school children is the product of the nutritional contribution and other factors such as socioeconomic conditions, quality or quantity of the food consumed daily. Objective: To determine the nutritional status according to the eating habits of children aged 3-7 years who attend the Puro Corazón Foundation belonging to the DIAKONIA Food Bank of Cantón Duran, during the period of July and August 2022. Methodology: The study is about of a non-experimental cross-sectional methodological design, which focuses on data collection at a specific moment, of a descriptive and observational nature, which uses a quantitative approach. Results: It was determined that the anthropometric parameters are altered and are not within the normal ranges, 33.75% have a low weight and 22.50% a severe low weight in terms of food consumption, a correlation was found between the dairy group and the Height/Age indicator Conclusion: There is a correlation between dairy consumption and height for age of children, however, there was no correlation with the other food groups, it is suggested to carry out more research in this population, due to that, the anthropometric parameters are altered either by overweight, obesity, severe short stature, etc. Educating populations in marginal urban areas about healthy eating is important to prevent different diseases that can develop in the future.