Estado nutricional e intervención dietética al personal administrativo de la Coorporación Eléctrica del Ecuador (CELEC EP) Unidad de Negocio Hidropaute. Julio 2014- enero 2015

Abstract

Nutrition is the prime determiner for health as well as the physical and mental performance in each individual. OBJECTIVE: Determine the nutritional state and perform dietary intervention for the administrative personnel of the Electrical Corporation of Ecuador – Hidropaute METODOLOGY: A quasi-experimental uncontrolled study was conducted from july 2014 to january 2015, comprised of 58 people between the ages of 20 and 64. The weight and height of each person was taken at the beginning, during, and at the end of the study to classify the nutritional state, in accordance with the parameters indicated by the World Health Organization, and surveys were conducted regarding food consumption in various periods to determine the preference and dietary habits of the individual. Based on the results of the study, a healthy nutritional proposal was developed in accordance with the necessities of the population. Physical exercise was also promoted three times a week in the company’s installations grounds as complement to the diet, which includes dance therapy, soccer, and basketball. RESULTS: The percentage of the initial normal weight was 51.7% and finally 65.5%; the excess weight in the initial stage was 33.3% and after the intervention, it was diminished to 24%; the obesity level 1 dropped from 11.6% to 10.5% and finally the obesity level 2 of 1.7% dropped to 0%, demonstrating the effectiveness of the treatment. CONCLUSION: The dietary intervention along with physical activity gave favorable results in the weight of the participants and in their dietary habits