出版社:Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología
其他摘要:People with intellectual disability (PID) (0.7-1.5% of the population) have higher rates of obesity, since caloric values and nutritional status are deficient. We aimed to determine nutritional habits, analyze the effectiveness of nutritional education and improvement by introducing exercise and nutrition workshops, in a group with ID. Nutritional, anthropometric and clinical assessment was conducted in 19 patients. An ad hoc survey was designed in which exercise habits, medical and dietary history, record of 72 hours (including 2 weekdays, 1 weekend) and adherence to Mediterranean Diet data were collected. The workshops of exercise and nutrition counted with theoretical-practical explanation and games. The study population (n = 19), mean age 31 (± 5.9) years, eleven men, eight women had an anthropometric assessment that showed 42% overweight and 16% obese. 11% had waist circumference of risk. None met the recommendations of daily exercise. 100% had inadequate nutritional intake. The intake and the prevalence of obesity in ID are inadequate. Nutritional education and physical exercise workshops are useful tools in this group, achieving significant benefits.