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Nutrición Hospitalaria
versão On-line ISSN 1699-5198versão impressa ISSN 0212-1611
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FREIXAS SEPULVEDA, Alejandra; DIAZ NARVAEZ, Víctor Patricio; DURAN AGUERO, Samuel e GAETE VERDUGO, María Cristina. Do vitamins from foods fortified exceed the allowed limits?: study carried out in population young adolescent and young adult of the Metropolitan Region of Chile. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2013, vol.28, n.4, pp.1201-1209. ISSN 1699-5198. https://dx.doi.org/10.3305/nh.2013.28.4.6549.
In order to analyze the usual consumption of vitamins in an adolescent population and young adult in the Metropolitan Region, were 213 food fortified with vitamins of the Chilean market. A survey of consumption and nutrient intake was calculated. The result added vitamins added to food. The normality of the variables of the intake was assessed and data were subjected to analysis of descriptive statisticians and percentiles are determined. Estimated percentages of subjects whose values exceed those fixed for DDR and UL listed for each vitamin and percentage of excess for each case. Discriminant analysis was performed using the M Box test. The correlation canonical and the Statisticians Wilks were estimated. Finally it was estimated the percentage of correctly classified data. Data were processed by the program SPSS 20.0 with a significance level of α < 0.05. The results indicate that you for all the studied vitamins, the percentage of subjects who more than the DDR is for total folate (96.4%) and the lowest percentage is given for the vitamin E and B12 in young adult women. The percentage of subjects who exceed the UL values is greatest for the vitamin B3 (91.9%). According to the canonical correlation, there are differences in behavior between the groups. It is recommended to monitor the behavior and consumption of food fortified with vitamins, especially of the complex B and A.
Palavras-chave : Fortified foods; Vitamins; Recommended intakes; Tolerable upper intake level.