ASOCIACIÓN ENTRE LOS HÁBITOS ALIMENTARIOS Y EL ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DE LOS NIÑOS DE 1 A 3 AÑOS QUE ASISTEN AL CENTRO DE DESARROLLO INFANTIL DEL BUEN VIVIR “SEMBRANDO TERNURA” Y AL CENTRO DE DESARROLLO INFANTIL PARTICULAR “ACUARELA” EN EL CANTÓN LA TRONCAL, PROVINCIA DEL CAÑAR

Abstract

The objective of this research is to study the feeding of young children, such as 1 to 3 years old, the "Sembrando Ternura" children's well-being center and the "Acuarela" children's development center in “La troncal”. Since nutrition and nutrition is the mainstay of growth and development, it avoids nutritional deficiencies and can prevent adult cardiovascular disease. The general objective was to determine the association between the nutritional status and the eating habits of children aged 1-3 years attending the centers. A comparison was also made between the habits of the children of both day care centers, with better habits being those of the fiscal center versus the children of the particular center. It was found that acute malnutrition is associated with eating habits, because good and regular habits were mostly children with BMI / age, while children who had bad habits had a BMI / age on alert Low and low.