Determinación del estado nutricional en relación con el consumo alimentario en escolares de las unidades educativas Santa Marianita de Jesús y Víctor Manuel Albornoz del cantón Cuenca en el período lectivo 2018-2019

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Abstract: A child’s nutrition during their school years is of utmost importance in order to avoid malnutrition and the appearance of mineral deficiencies, this nutrition guarantees proper developments through healthy habits. General Objective: To determine how socio economics and food intake affect proper nutrition in school zones in Cuenca, Ecuador. Methodology: This is a descriptive study. We worked with two school districts in Cuenca, with a total of 90 participants. In order to collect the information, surveys were used about nutritional intake using anthropometric measures. To analyze the data obtained for the tabulations we needed to use EPIDAT version 4.2, Microsoft Word, and Excel. Results: According to the nutritional survey, we can determine that 4 out of every 10 kids face problems with malnutrition. This is also correlated with the child’s socioeconomic status where the school with the lowest economic gross has a (25.1%) deficiency, and the wealthier school a (8.5%) deficiency. This is reversed when speaking of weight gain and obesity. Wealthier schools have a higher tendency for this. Conclusion: It is of utmost importance to teach the public of healthy nutritional intake in school children in order to avoid malnutrition and other deficiencies.