ABSTRACT
For the first time there was investigated the content of certain microelements in the blood of children of school age residing in the city of Aktobe (Kazakhstan), where the global giants, mining andprocessing chrome ore productions are located. There were determined blood levels of chromium, nickel, lead in children. There was shown the difference in the blood content of microelements in children, depending on region of residence and their correlation with the core indices of health and disease.
Subject(s)
Chemical Industry , Chromium/blood , Environmental Exposure , Environmental Illness , Lead/blood , Mining , Nickel/blood , Child , Environmental Exposure/adverse effects , Environmental Exposure/analysis , Environmental Exposure/statistics & numerical data , Environmental Illness/blood , Environmental Illness/classification , Environmental Illness/epidemiology , Female , Health Status Disparities , Humans , Kazakhstan/epidemiology , Male , Risk Assessment , Statistics as Topic , Trace Elements/bloodABSTRACT
AIM: study real nutrition of adults and children population of Aktyubinsk Region of Republic of Kazakhstan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 260 adults aged of 18-59 and 128 children aged of 10-17 years were under investigation. The adults were differentiated into three age groups: 18-29, 30-39 and 40-59 years. For studying real nutrition a daily energy need, protein content in rations, fats, carbohydrate and mineral substance - magnesium, iron, copper, zinc - were assesses by 24-hours nutrition reproduction method. Investigation was made by questionnaire of observed groups. RESULTS: according to power price and protein content the adults feeding is value and due to protein, content 10-12% from necessary daily energy is provided. In children and adolescents food ration of protein is 1.5 times below normal, real power price is 1.3 times below normal. Fats take a considerable part of food ration both in adults and in children and their amount is increased in 47.4% of men, 45.9% in women and about 50% in children instead of 30% of daily energy. Carbohydrates content in men and women is 1.4 times lower, they cover only 41,8% and 42.1% of energy while they must compose 56% from daily dose. Acute deficiency of carbohydrates intake is noticed in children in two times and power supply composes 39% against 55% of normal. Content mineral substances (magnesium, iron, copper and zinc) in rations adults and children reduced.
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Dietary Carbohydrates , Dietary Fats , Dietary Proteins , Energy Intake , Nutritional Status , Surveys and Questionnaires , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Kazakhstan , Male , Middle Aged , Nutritive ValueABSTRACT
Features of the nutritional status of children living in different environmental conditions, are determined by such factors as the physical development of children, level of hemoglobin, serum iron and ferritin. More pronounced adverse effect on the nutritional status of children observed in the oil and gas processing regions and the Aral Sea region.
