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Nutrition risk in the child and adolescent population of the Basque country: the enKid Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2007

Javier Aranceta Bartrina ,
Lluis Serra-Majem ,
Carmen Pérez-Rodrigo ,
Lourdes Ribas-Barba  and
Alfonso Delgado-Rubio
Javier Aranceta Bartrina*
Affiliation:
Community Nutrition Unit, Bilbao Department of Public Health, Luis Briñas 18, 4th floor, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain
Lluis Serra-Majem
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Spain
Carmen Pérez-Rodrigo
Affiliation:
Community Nutrition Unit, Bilbao Department of Public Health, Luis Briñas 18, 4th floor, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain
Lourdes Ribas-Barba
Affiliation:
Unit of Research on Community Nutrition, Scientific Park University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Alfonso Delgado-Rubio
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
*
*Corresponding author: Dr J. Aranceta, fax +34 94 4204466, email jaranceta@unav.es
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Abstract

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Cross-sectional population studies provide valuable information for nutrition surveillance and planning intervention strategies. The enKid Study is the largest nutrition survey on the child and adolescent Spanish population to date. In the present paper, nutrition risks in children and young people of the Basque country based on the enKid Study subsample for the Basque region are presented. Dietary assessment was completed by means of a 24 h recall and a food frequency questionnaire completed in an interview with the mother or caregiver for children under 13 years. A second 24 h recall was completed on 25 % of the sample. Body weight, height and circumference were measured on each individual. Overweight and obesity were defined using Cole et al. cut-offs. Fat intake supplied 40 % of energy intake and saturated fats 13·8 %. Overall, 80 % of the sample had intakes of fat above 35 %. Main food sources of fats were added fats (32 %), meat (20 %) and milk products (20 %). Buns, cakes and pastry supplied 11 % of total fat intake. The nutrients showing the highest proportion of people who did not reach one third (33 %) of the Spanish dietary reference intake levels were vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin A and folate. Prevailing food pattern showed a high consumption of meat and meat products, milk, dairy products and cereals. Conversely, consumption of fruit, vegetables and fish was low; in fact, 89 % of the sample had a normal consumption of fruit and vegetables below five portions a day. Prevalence of obesity was estimated at 3·94 %, and 17·85 % of the sample was classified as overweight.

Keywords

Dietary surveyChild nutritionNutrition riskObesityPopulation studies
Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 96 , Issue S1 , August 2006 , pp. S58 - S66
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2006

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