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A Treatment Package without Escape Extinction to Address Food Selectivity
Published on: August 21, 2015
[Food intake patterns in a mentally disabled children's community]
L L Indrei1, Adriana Albu, B A Hagiu
1Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Disciplina de Igienă Alimentaţiei, Universitateă de Medicină is Farmacie "Gr.T. Popa" Iaşi.
Aim:
To asses the food intake in a closed community of mentally disabled school children.
Material And Method:
The dietary survey was performed according to the ongoing romanian regulations, taking into account 11 food groups.
Results:
Each of the four dietary surveys showed that certain food groups are present in the diet in very small quantities (such as fish, milk, animal fat, eggs, fruits) and other are present in excess (potatoes, cereals, oils, dry vegetables), not regarding the season of the dietary survey. Even if the energy requirements are met, there is no interest in providing the children with a balanced diet.
Conclusion:
Changes are needed in order to improve the food intake patterns and a more carefully menu planning is required.
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