Comparison of Consumption of Pulses in Two Seasons of the Year in Chile.

BACKGROUND: In Chile, the consumption of legumes at least two times per week is promoted. However, there is a low consumption of legumes. Therefore, our objective is to describe legume consumption in two different seasonal periods. METHODS: Serial cross-sectional study: surveys were distributed during summer and winter using different digital platforms. Frequency of consumption, purchase access, and preparation type were investigated. RESULTS: In total, 3280 adults were surveyed in summer and 3339 in winter. The mean age was 33 years. Totals of 97.7% and 97.5% of the population reported consuming legumes in both periods; consumption increased to 3 times per week during winter. In both periods, the main reason for their preference is that they are delicious and nutritious, followed by their use as a meat substitute; the main barriers to their consumption in both periods are that they are expensive (29% in summer and 27.8% in winter) and difficult to prepare. CONCLUSION: A good consumption of legumes was observed, but with a higher frequency of consumption during winter, with an intake of ≥1 per day; additionally, differences were found in purchases according to season, although no differences were found in the method of preparation.

Consumption of Pulses among Chilean Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

The aim of the present study was to compare the frequency of consumption, access to purchase, and type of preparations with pulses among people who eat a vegetarian/vegan or non-vegetarian diet during the COVID-19 pandemic.Cross-sectional surveys were distributed using different digital platforms and social networks. We investigated the frequency of consumption, access to purchase any type of preparations. Descriptive analyses were performed. Differences between the types of diet were tested by Chi-squared statistics.A total of 3339 adults participated in the survey in March 2021, 80% of the total participants were females; 13.6% were vegetarian or vegan (VV). The consumption of pulses increased by 25% among non-vegetarians and 54.5% in VV (p by 25% among non-vegetarians and 54.5% in VV (vey in March 2021, 80% of the total participants were females; 13.6% were vegetarian or vegan (VV). The consumption of pulses preparations. Descriptive analyses were performfood with high satiating power, when compared with the opinions of non-vegetarians (p ood with high satiating power, when cconsumption of pulses were observed in less than 30% of the respondents, but the percentage was lower among VV, the most common negative beliefs are "They are difficult to prepare" and "My family does not like them." Food preparations including pulses are more diverse among VV, and consumption being significantly higher in the 10 alternatives of preparations included in the study.These results highlight the importance of identifying the knowledge, practices, frequency, and preferences of consumption of legumes in the population to stimulate their consumption. Although we observed an increase in the consumption of legumes among those in the sample, the VV group showed a higher frequency of consumption, consumption of different types of legumes and varied preparation, and greater knowledge about the beneficial properties of legumes.

Determinación de ingesta y fuentes dietéticas de vitaminaB12 en adultos mayores chilenos / Determination of intake and dietetic sources of vitamin B12in Chileans elderly

Fundamentos: La Vitamina B-12 es una de las vitaminas fundamentales para la salud del adulto mayor (AM).El objetivo fue determinar y caracterizar el consumo de Vitamina B-12 en población AM en la Región Metropolitana. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo transversal, se entrevistaron a 250 AM del gran Santiago, ≥ 60 años, a cada AM se le aplicó una encuesta de tendencia de consumo adaptada solo con alimentos de origen animal para obtener la ingesta diaria de Vitamina B-12.Resultados:Del total de hombres encuestados un 8% está bajo el Requerimiento Promedio Estimado (EAR) y un 14% bajo la Dosis Diaria Recomendada (RDA), en mujeres un 3,2% estaba bajo el EAR y 9,1% bajo el RDA. Se observa una mayor ingesta en los hombres solo en el grupo de huevos, y una tendencia al mayor consumo en hombres de embutidos y cecinas, en el resto de alimentos no se presentan diferencias significativas. En mujeres la leche representa el mayor aporte de Vitamina B-12 (43%), seguida por el huevo (14%), vacuno (13%), pescado (6%), en hombres en cambio el 36% de la Vitamina B-12 es aportada por leche, huevos (17%), vacuno (14%) y mariscos (8%). Conclusiones: Se observó un bajo porcentaje de AM que presentan un bajo consumo de Vitamina B-12, y que la mayor parte de esta vitamina es aportada por lácteos y huevos

Background: Vitamin B-12 is one of the fundamental vitamins for health of the elderly (EL). The objective was to determine and characterize the consumption of Vitamin B-12 in the EL population in the Metropolitan Region. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study, 250 EL were interviewed in Santiago of Chile, ≥ 60 years, to each survey was applied adapted only withfood of animal origin to obtain the daily intake of vitamin B-12. Results: 221 surveys that were complete were analyzed. Of the total men surveyed, 8% are under the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) and 14% under the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), in women 3.2% were under the EAR and 9.1% under the RDA. A higher intake is observed in men only in eggs, and a tendencyin a greater consumption of sausage in men, in the rest of foods there are no significant differences. In women milk represents the highest contribution of vitamin B-12 (43%), followed by egg (14%), beef (12%) andfish, the difference in men 36% of vitamin B-12 is contributed by milk, eggs (17%), beef (14%) and seafood (8%). Conclusions: We observed a low percentage of AM that present a low consumption of vitamin B-12, and that most of this vitamin is contributed by dairy products and eggs