Valoración del estado nutricional de los Infantes de Marina la Base Naval de Esmeraldas - 2020.

Abstract

The nutritional status results from the balance between their needs and energy intake of an individual, which allows us to know if their diet meets the needs of the body and in turn detect deficit or excess situations. The present research aims to determine the nutritional status of Marines from the Esmeraldas Naval Base 2020; with a quantitative approach, a non-experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective methodological design. Of a population of 100 Marines, the sample made up of 73 members, 56% are overweight, and 17% some degree of obesity. 42% have a family pathological history. Of the 46 marines aged 18-34 years, 60.87% are in acceptable high, 17.39% are unhealthy-obesity, and 21.74% are in acceptable low, in relation to the 27 infants of marine between the 35-51 years, 70.37% is in obesity, and 29.63% in acceptable high; Additionally, a consumption frequency survey was conducted that indicates that 94.50% ingest sugar daily, 72.60% consume large amounts of soft drinks and juices, and in terms of pastries, snacks and fast foods it constitutes 94.50% , 84.90% and 97.30% respectively. We conclude with the expressed results that a significant percentage of overweight and obesity is evidenced in our study population, added to inadequate eating habits, making it necessary to recommend improvements in food intake and benefit the values with respect to the anthropometric component.