Problemas nutricionales colectivos de Chile
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s.d.1965
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A comparison made in 1960 between the statistically average diet and the food input established by the Chilean Nutrition Association revealed that theoretically there is an excess of calories and of most nutrients, with the exception of vitamin A, calcium, and some proteins. These findings imply that in Chile the nutrition problem is presumably one of poor distribution -caused by economic, social, and cultural conditions -rather than one of lack of foostuffs. Undernourishment is present in children and young people, and overnourishment in adults. In the children, the principal disorders caused by undernourishment are malnutrition and dental caries, and considering the importance of these, there is a notable lack of studies to assess the extent of the problems. In adults, there is a high rate of obesity (28 percent) and of diabetes (1.3 percent), and a high mortality from cardiovascular diseases, all of which are caused by overnourishment. The conclusion is that countries which are becoming industrialized, of which Chile is one, undergo a stage in which community nutritional diseases can be prevented through a national food plan
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Community nutrition problems in Chile
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