[Evaluation of the nutritional status in a population of Andalusian schoolchildren]

The nutritional status of a population of school children was assessed with anthropometric data and information on nutrient intake. The three groups of subjects, all from the area around Vélez Málaga (Málaga-Spain), were aged 6-7, 10-12 and 13-15 years. The data revealed no significant departures from normal anthropometric patterns with the exception of triceps skin fold thickness, which was lower for both sexes in all groups than the normal figure established for these groups in the spanish population. Although no serious imbalances were recorded in nutrient intake, fat intake was higher than the recommended levels for spanish children's, while carbohydrate, fiber, calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc intake was lower in all groups, and vit. B2 intake was lower in the 10-12 years old group.