Estado nutricional de pré – escolares do colégio modelo os pequeninos de Palmeiras de Goiás

Abstract

This study has the goal of assessing the nutritional status of 2 to 6 year old preschoolers, enrolled at Colégio Modelo Os Pequeninos, in the city of Palmeiras de Goiás – GO. The data of this research were collected by Nutrition students of the Faculdade União de Goyazes. A cross sectional study with quantitative methods was held for the analysis of the percentage of preschoolers students that are with a deficit in their nutritional status or overweight. The research was performed with 45 children enrolled and regularly frequent at the education facility; Weight and stature were analyzed, using the curves of the WHO, 2006. Between the 45 children assessed in the research, 60% presented eutrophia, 24% presented overweight risk, 9% were overweight and 7% were obese. The results found by this study indicate a prevalence rate of eutrophia, higher than the overweight and obesity ones.