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Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición

versión impresa ISSN 0004-0622

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GUZMAN CACERES, Ruth Gabriela; HERNANDEZ, Pablo  y  HERRERA, Héctor. Consumo de alimentos, estado nutricional antropométrico, actividad física y motivaciones de vegetarianismo en adultos venezolanos. ALAN [online]. 2022, vol.72, n.3, pp.163-173.  Epub 24-Mar-2023. ISSN 0004-0622.  https://doi.org/10.37527/2022.72.3.002.

Food consumption, anthropometric nutritional status, physical activity and motivations for vegetarianism in Venezuelan adults.

Introduction:

vegetarian diets are diets that avoid animal meat, it includes ovolactovegetarian and vegan diets, among other plant-based variants.

Objective:

to characterize food consumption, anthropometric nutritional assessment, physical activity level and motivations in a sample of vegetarian adults from the Capital District, Yaracuy and Carabobo states of Venezuela.

Materials and methods:

51 adults were evaluated, 23.5% vegan and 76.5% ovo-lacto vegetarian, aged between 18 and 65 years. A 24-hour dietary recall was carried out, indicators of dimension (BMI and waist circumference) and body composition (muscle area and percentage of fat) were taken, the long IPAQ instrument of physical activity was applied and it was asked about the main motivation to follow these diets.

Results:

the diet was deficient in calories (60.8%), low in carbohydrates (72.5%) and fats (58.8%), and high in proteins (43.1%) and dietary fiber (70.6%). The anthropometric nutritional assessment of the individuals resulted in an adequate weight (62.7%), average muscularity (51%) and fat (68.6%), and low risk according to waist circumference (86.3%). The level of physical activity that prevailed were the moderate and intense categories with 39.2% each. The majority decided to follow the vegetarian diet for health reasons 72.5%.

Conclusions:

the majority of the study group, despite having an unbalanced diet (low in carbohydrates and fats, but high in proteins and fiber), presented an anthropometric nutritional status and levels of physical activity within acceptable ranges.Arch Latinoam Nutr 2022; 72(3): 163-173.

Palabras clave : vegetarians; vegetarian diet; food consumption; nutritional assessment; physical activity; Venezuela..

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