effect of education level on food preference and nutrition information of primary school pupils in Saudi Arabia Kingdom

The present study was carried out to assess the effect of education level of primary schools pupils in Saudia Arabia kingdom, on their food preference and proper nutrition information. The age of the sample [200 pupils] ranged between 10-14 years. More than one third of the sample had family income higher than 9000 Saudi Riyals monthly. The parents with high education levels, were 79% of the fathers and 39% of the mothers. The high level of education of the parents, resulted in good knowledge and nutritional information of their children, and hence resulted in their avoidance to junk foods and snacks of low nutritive value. Some food products, which were preferred by the pupils of the studied sample were produced, supplemented with pumpkins, as a source of carotenoids. The taste testing indicated that the products containing the pumpkins, namely; pizza, corn flakes, doughnuts, basbosa, and pies were of excellent acceptability

Comparison of dietary intake between children with type 1 diabetes mellitus and control group

The goal of dietary recommendations in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus is to achieve moderate to good control of blood glucose regarding to decrease in diabetic long-term complications. Although educational programs on appropriate dietary habits are offered in Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center for diabetic patients, there is no information about their dietary habits. This study has been performed to investigate dietary intake in children with diabetes mellitus type1 and to compare the results with that of non-diabetic ones. A cross-sectional study was performed in two groups of healthy and diabetic children. Data were collected by questionnaire and interview. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were determined by content validity and pilot study. Data were described and analyzed by t-student and Pearson correlation tests in four age groups, using SPSS software. Findings showed that in "A" age group the intake of total calorie and fiber, in "B" age group the intake of fiber, fat, protein, carbohydrate, sugar and SFA, also fat, protein, carbohydrate, sugar and SFA-derived calorie consumption, in "C" age group the intake of sugar and fiber, also PUFA and sugar-derived calorie consumption and in "D" age group the intake of fiber, total calorie, protein, carbohydrate and sugar were higher in diabetic children as compared with the control group. In all subjects, the intake of carbohydrate and total fat was the same as standard recommendations, while protein intake was a little higher which increases the risk of diabetic nephropathy. In all study groups, fiber intake has been decreased with increasing the age, so it is suggested to have dietary educational programs for general population with the goal of changing the life style of people, which itself can result in less social isolation in school-aged diabetic children

Consumo de alimentos en una comunidad urbana: estudio de caso: Puerto Ayacucho (Territorio Federal Amazonas) / Consumption of food in the urban community: study of case. Puerto Ayacucho (Territorio Federal Amazonas)

Fueron estudiadas 183 familias en Puerto Ayacucho en una zona urbana, determinándose el consumo caloríco promedio, nutrientes y alimentos expresados en gramos por persona/día. Se seleccionaron una muestra aleatoria para estimar una proporción poblacional. Las familias se entrevistaron en sus hogares y a través del método de pesada directa, se pesaron todos los alimentos consumidos por las familias durante cinco días a la semana. De las 54 familias estudiadas, hay 318 personas, 147 masculinas y 171 femeninas, 6 miembros por familias con una edad promedio de 22,11 años y un ingreso promedio de 12.220,00. Concluimos que el consumo calórico depende del ingreso familiar, pero es independiente del número de comensales de las familias estudiadas