Energy intake and food sources of eight Latin American countries: results from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Few previous studies in Latin America (LA) have provided data on dietary intake composition with a standardized methodology. The present study aimed to characterize energy intake (EI) and to describe the main food sources of energy in representative samples of the urban population from eight LA countries from the Latin American Study in Nutrition and Health (ELANS).

Design

Cross-sectional study. Usual dietary intake was assessed with two non-consecutive 24 h dietary recalls.

Setting

Urban areas from eight countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela), September 2014 to July 2015.

Subjects

Adolescents and adults aged 15-65 years. Final sample comprised 9218 individuals, of whom 6648 (72·1 %) were considered plausi

SUBMITTER: Kovalskys I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260935 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature