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    Evaluación del consumo de macronutrientes, sodio, calcio y azúcares añadidos de acuerdo a las recomendaciones de la OMS en adolescentes de 9 a 18 años de Cuenca y Nabón
    (2016) Andrade Tenesaca, Dolores Susana; Garcia Garcia, Ana Angelica; Zuñiga Carpio, Gabriela Alexandra; Ochoa Avilés, Angélica María; Cordova Jimbo, Diana Paola; Andrade Muñoz, Diana Jesus; Ramirez Jimbo, Patricia Liliana; Donoso Moscoso, Silvana Patricia
    Background: The Adolescence is a period of accele-rated growth in which a series of physical changes oc-cur, leading to a greater demand for nutritional needs, energy, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and mi-nerals. These characteristics determine the possibility of nutritional deficiencies that occur at this age if the in-take is not adequate.ObjEctivE: The objective of this study is to evaluate the intake of macronutrients, sodium, calcium and added sugar in adolescents of Cuenca and Nabón according to the recommendations established by the WHO. Materials And Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from January 2008 to April 2009 in 765 adolescents from 8th, 9th and 10th grade basic education in Cuenca and Nabón (Ecuador). The collec-tion of dietary intake was through a reminder of 24-hours that was applied in 2 non-consecutive days. The Softwa-re Lucille 0.1 was used for the intake and calculation of ingested food. Data analysis was performed using the statistical program STATA 12, which determined the daily intake of nutrients that were adjusted for the total energy and calculated according to the percentage of adolescents that follows the WHO recommendations.rEsults: The intake of carbohydrates (80%), fats (76%) and proteins (67%) in most adolescents are within the range recommended by the WHO; however, in the case of consumption of sodium and added sugar, the values of more than half of adolescents are above re-commendations. Thus, only about 1% of the population studied meets the daily requirements of calcium con-sumption.cOnclusiOn: This population of adolescents presents an imbalance in dietary intake, especially of micronu-trients and added sugar. Therefore, intervention programs in healthy eating and prevention of obesity and hypertension are necessary especially in educational institutions.
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    Nature relatedness as a potential factor to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior in Ecuadorian children
    (2021) Escandón Dután, Samuel Adrián; Van Dyck, Delfien; Cardon, Greet Maria; Salvo, Deborah; Fiebelkorn, Florian; Andrade Tenesaca, Dolores Susana; Ochoa Avilés, María Cristina; Garcia Garcia, Ana Angelica; Brito Parra, Jorge Eduardo; Alvarez Alvarez, Mario; Ochoa Avilés, Angélica María; Molina Cando, María José
    Background Nature relatedness can be associated with health-related outcomes. This study aims to evaluate the associations of nature relatedness with physical activity and sedentary behavior. Methods A cross-sectional study involving 9–12 year old children living in Cuenca, Ecuador, was conducted between October 2018 and March 2019. Questionnaires were used to evaluate physical activity (PAQ-C), out-of-school sedentary behavior, nature relatedness and wellbeing. Associations of nature relatedness with physical activity, and sedentary behavior were evaluated using linear regression models or tobit regressions adjusted by age, sex, school type, wellbeing, and body mass index z-score. Results A total of 1028 children were surveyed (average age:10.4±1.22 years, 52% female.). Nature relatedness was positively associated with physical activity (β = 0.07; CI 95%: 0.05–0.09; p < 0.001) and non-screen-related sedentary leisure (β = 3.77 minutes; CI 95%: 0.76–6.68; p < 0.05); it was negatively associated with screen time (β = -5.59 minutes; CI 95%: -10.53–0.65; p < 0.05). Conclusions Findings suggest that nature relatedness is associated with physical activity and some sedentary behaviors among Ecuadorian school-age children. The promotion of nature relatedness has the potential to improve health.