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Nutrición Hospitalaria
versión On-line ISSN 1699-5198versión impresa ISSN 0212-1611
Resumen
CUBAS DE BASTERRECHEA, Gloria et al. Adherence to the healthy eating guide issued by the Sociedad Española de Nutrición Comunitaria (SENC) (2018) among non-institutionalized elderly in Santander, Spain. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2020, vol.37, n.5, pp.933-943. Epub 04-Ene-2021. ISSN 1699-5198. https://dx.doi.org/10.20960/nh.03093.
Introduction:
the aging of the Spanish population has increased in the last decades; in Santander, 24,73 % of the population are elderly people. Adherence to the recommendations for a healthy diet in this group has been associated with improved health status and quality of life.
Objectives:
to assess the degree of adherence to the recommendations issued by the Healthy Eating Guide for Primary Care and Citizen Groups of the SENC (2018) in a non-institutionalized population sample between 65 and 79 years of age in the municipality of Santander (España).
Methods:
this was a cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study. A total of 317 individuals aged 71.8 (± 4.1) years, attending three Primary Care Centers (CAP) of the Cantabrian Health Service (SCS), participated. A self-developed questionnaire was extracted from the 2018 SENC Guide recommendations. The relationship between two independent qualitative variables was analyzed using the chi-squared test, considering significant a p-value < 0.05.
Results:
adherence to the recommendations in foods for daily consumption was: water (23 %), cereals and potatoes (12,9 %), fruits (50,2 %), vegetables (16,7 %), olive oil (61,8 %) and dairy products (39,1 %). For weekly-consumption foods it was: fish (12 %), white meats (17 %), eggs (19,9 %), legumes (75,1 %) and nuts (36,9 %).
Conclusions:
the results obtained show a low adherence to SENC recommendations except for legumes. For this reason, it is necessary to influence this population group in order to improve their dietary habits.
Palabras clave : Elderly; Healthy diet; Feeding behavior; Aging; Quality of life.