| pubmed-article:1623053 | pubmed:abstractText | An investigation was performed with regard to the effect of consuming energy and energetic nutrients, cholesterol and fibre in 187 children aged from 6 to 15 years in the Leganés-Fuenlabrada Health Area (Madrid) on the build and nutritional state of the children. An excessive global intake of calories, total and saturated fats, cholesterol and proteins was observed, and a deficit of carbohydrates, with a corresponding loss of nutritional balance. It should be mentioned that 74% of the children studied could be considered normal from the nutritional standpoint, with 18% of overweight children and 8% of children suffering from malnutrition. The results also provided information on the effect of the consumption of energy and fats on the weight and obesity of the children, as well as the interesting relationship between the habitual intake of proteins and carbohydrates on the children's build. | lld:pubmed |
