La Ley N.º 27712, que modifica la Ley N.º 27470 que establece las normas complementarias para la ejecución del Programa del Vaso de Leche (PVL), indica que en cada municipalidad se conformará un Comité de Administración del Programa del Vaso de Leche, el cual es aprobado mediante Resolución de Alcaldía con acuerdo del Concejo Municipal

El Programa Nacional Cuna Más es un programa social focalizado a cargo del Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social (MIDIS), cuyo objetivo es mejorar el desarrollo infantil de niños menores de 3 años de edad en zonas de pobreza y pobreza extrema, para superar las brechas en su desarrollo cognitivo, social, físico y emocional. Su visión es liderar el diseño e implementación de servicios pertinentes y de calidad para la atención integral de la primera infancia, contribuyendo a desarrollar al máximo las potencialidades de los niños menores de 3 años de edad, en particular en zonas de pobreza y pobreza extrema. El CENAN, en cumplimiento de sus funciones, ha efectuado el control de calidad nutricional de alimentos en 20 establecimientos de preparación de alimentos del Programa Nacional Cuna más de la modalidad de cuidado diurno, dicho control comprendió las actividades en el...

Introduction. 13% of the general population is older than 60 years. Objective. To determine the nutritional status of the elderly and its evolution over time (2005-2013). Methods. Study based on secondary sources: ENIN 2005 and ENAHO 2012-2013. The diagnosis was made by estimating the body mass index < 23 deficit, 23 to 26.9 normal, 27 to 31.9 overweight and ≥ 32 kg/m2 obesity. Women with waist circumference ≥ 88 cm and men ≥ 102 cm were considered high cardiovascular risk. Results. In ENIN the deficit was 30.4 %, overweight 17.5 % and obesity 8.7 %, while in ENAHO 28.8 %, 18,9 % and 9.5%, respectively. The deficit affected more men (33.1 % vs 29.1 %). Their prevalence increased as age and altitude level increased. Overweight was more frequent in women (21.4 % vs 20.2 %) as well as obesity (13.5 % vs 13.3 %), in both the behavior with age and altitude levels were similar since t...

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Introduction: Obesity is a chronic disease, which is considered as a public health problem. It affects a large number of people and requires governmental policies that encourage this situation. Objective: To determine the variations in the frequencies of non-morbid obesity (NMO) and morbid obesity (MO) according with different national surveys, and in function of socio-demographic variables. Methods: A descriptive study with data of five national surveys: Nutritional Evaluation of the Peruvian Population (ENPPE 1975), National Survey of Nutritional, Biochemical, Socio-economic and Cultural Indicators (CENAN 2005), National Household Survey (ENAHO 2009-2010) and National Household Survey (ENAHO 2012-2013). NMO was identified by a BMI of 30 to 39.99 kg/m2 and MO was defined by a BMI equal to or greater than 40 kg/m2. Results: The frequency of NMO has...

Introduction. Childhood obesity is a Public Health problem in our country; instead of that, the situation of population aged between 10-19 years-old has been poorly studied. Objective. To determine the prevalence of obesity and severe obesity in Peruvian adolescents. Methods. A secondary study of data from the National Household Survey 2009-2010. The Body Mass In ≥ dex (BMI) was used to define obesity as a BMI value 95 percentile. Severe obesity (SO) was defined using two criteria, BMI ≥ 99 p and 120% of the value corresponding to 95p of BMI. Results. 7,6% presented obesity, and 2,4 and 1,4% were diagnosed with SO according to the mentioned criteria. The highest prevalence of SO was evidenced in men (3% vs. 1,8%), age group of 10 to 14 years-old (3,4% vs. 2%), people who are living in Lima Metropolitana (4,2% vs. 2,4%), or in a urban area (3,2% vs. ...

La anemia nutricional es definida como una patología en la cual el contenido de hemoglobina de la sangre es menor que el normal, como resultado de la deficiencia de uno o más nutrientes esenciales, siendo la carencia de hierro la causa principal y más ampliamente reconocida.

Introduction: Chronic non-communicable diseases are a public health problem. Objective: To determine the prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) in the elderly population and its association with Methods: adedumolts agragephd ic≥6fa0cyetoars. rs. The prevalenCross-sece of catiortenriaall hstuypedy rtefronm sioan, sedicaonbedates ry melsoulirctues, obe(ENIN si 2ty, 00me5), tabowhliicch isynncldroudemed  and dyslipidemia was estimated. Likewise, the association to demographic variables was determined (sex, age group, altitude of residence and area) through the prevalence ratio (PR) obtained by generalized linear models. Results: The sample was 620 AM, where three out of four presents at least one chronic non-communicable diseases. A prevalence of hypertension (36.3%), metabolic syndrome (31.0%), obesity (8.4%), diabetes mellitus (6.0%), low HDL-C (47.3%), hypertriglyce...

Introduction: Anemia is the largest nutritional problem in Peru. Objective: To determine changes in hemoglobin level according to altitude in Peruvian children in order to propose a national correction factor. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Setting: At national level. Participants: 22 500 children aged 6 to 59 months-old. Interventions: Data from the Demography and Family Health Survey (ENDES 2015) was used to select non-anemic children for the proposed formulation. An exponential regression model was used and the correction factor for hemoglobin (according to altitude) was: 8.3 *e (0,000426 * height) -12. Main outcome measure: Prevalence of anemia according to altitude. Results: The prevalence of anemia was compared according to the proposed correction factor versus the traditional formula used by the Center of Disease Control (CDC). The difference at national level reached...

La metodología desarrollada en la actualización se fundamentó en un diagnóstico previo de la información de macro y micronutrientes de cada alimento, revisando la consistencia y el origen de los datos que se encontraban en las Tablas Peruanas de Composición de Alimentos, desde la edición de 1974 hasta la edición de 1996 (Op Cit). La presente actualización considera información sobre energía y 20 nutrientes de 674 alimentos consumidos en el Perú. Todos los datos referidos proceden de análisis químico o son estimados por cálculo de acuerdo con las normas de compilación para garantizar su confiabilidad