“PROPUESTA DE PROGRAMA DE MENÚS PARA LOS EMPLEADOS DE LA EMPRESA COBANAFIN. QUEVEDO, 2017”

Abstract

According to the WHO (2015), 6 out of 10 deaths worldwide occur due to chronic noncommunicable diseases. In Latin America, approximately 69% mortality rate is attributed to these pathologies, whose main risk factors are more aggressive for the adult population. The present study evaluated the nutritional status of 170 workers of the banana company COBANAFIN in Quevedo, and analyzed the nutritional adequacy of the menu that they receive, in order to relate these variables. The results indicate that 83% of the population has a raised BMI. The analyzed menu was based on 2200 kcal for women and 2500 kcal for men, taking into consideration that 60% of the calories were from breakfast and lunch. According to the female sex results 83% of the caloric adequacy of the menus was insufficient and 17% hypercaloric. In relation to the carbohydrates 67% are hypoglycemic, while the caloric adequacy of fats is 100% hypolipidic, and in relation to proteins 83% are hypoproteic. Similarly, in men, regarding carbohydrates 83% are hypoglycemic, and as for fats and protein 100% is deficient