Relationship Between Vitamin A and Fat Intake, with Growth Retardation. Villa Maria del Triunfo, Lima – Peru

Authors

  • Vladimir Guerra Cossio Facultad de Medicina Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v60i1.4506

Keywords:

Eating, Vitamin A, Avitaminosis, Failure to Thrive

Abstract

OBJETIVE: To evaluate the relationship between Vitamin A and fat intake, with growth retardation (GR) among 12- to 47-months-old children. METHODS: A prospective, analytic study on 70 children from "Las Torres de Melgar", Villa Maria del Triunfo, Lima–Peru. Vitamin A and fat intake were assessed through self-reported remind intake, and usual intake through the IVACG method. Growth was measured by anthropometric evaluations. RESULTS: We found GR in 27,22%; inadequate amounts of Vitamin A intake (IAVAI) in 54,3%, and inadequate amounts of fat intake in 87%. Finally, 24,3% of them have a fat intake lower than 10 g/d, which is insufficient for Vitamin A absorption). CONCLUSION: IAVAI correlates significantly with GR (p<0,01) among our studied people.

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Published

1999-03-15

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 1 (1999)

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Copyright (c) 1999 Vladimir Guerra Cossio

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Guerra Cossio V. Relationship Between Vitamin A and Fat Intake, with Growth Retardation. Villa Maria del Triunfo, Lima – Peru. An Fac med [Internet]. 1999 Mar. 15 [cited 2025 Jun. 8];60(1):36-43. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/4506