Analiza spożycia witamin rozpuszczalnych w wodzie przez dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym z Turku*

© Borgis - Medycyna Rodzinna 3/2015, s. 110-115

Sylwia Merkiel, Wojciech Chalcarz

Summary
Introduction. Adequate content of water-soluble vitamins in the diets of preschool children is of vital importance to their health and development, both physical and mental.
Aim. The aim of this study was to analyse intake of water-soluble vitamins in preschool children from Turek, including vitamin density in the preschoolers’ diets.
Material and methods. The target group were 165 children who attended a preschool in Turek, however, the final population comprised 50 children aged 4 to 6 years, including 20 girls and 30 boys. Food record was used to estimate vitamin intake: the foods eaten at preschool were weighed and the foods eaten outside preschool were estimated using typical household measures. Vitamin intake was calculated in Dieta 4.0 computer programme and vitamin density was estimated as amounts per 1000 kcal of energy intake using Microsoft Excel 2010. Statistical analysis was carried out using the IBM SPSS Statistics 21. Vitamin intake was analysed according to gender.
Results. No statistically significant differences between girls and boys were found. Only mean intake of folate was lower than EAR, both in girls and boys. Substantial percentages of the studied children had intakes of folate and vitamin C lower than EAR, 64.0% and 40.0%, respectively.
Conclusions. Unbalanced content of water-soluble vitamins in the studied children’s diets indicates the risk of developing diet-related diseases and needs urgent intervention. These results show that it is necessary to educate parents and preschool staff about the importance of balancing water-soluble vitamins in children’s diets and about their dietary sources.

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