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Por Jaime Francisco Ortiz Velázquez | Oct 16, 2018 | Medicina, Nutrición
Los cálculos más recientes de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) sugieren que
la anemia afecta a alrededor de 800 millones de niños y mujeres. De hecho, 528.7
millones de mujeres y 273.2 millones de niños menores de 11 años eran anémicos en
2011, y cerca de la mitad de ellos también deficientes de hierro. Y esto es un grave
problema de salud pública especialmente en países en vías de desarrollo.
La espirulina es una microalga que contiene un alto contenido proteico, ácidos grasos
esenciales, minerales y vitaminas. Esta alga por cada 100 gramos contiene 28.5 mg de
hierro, lo cual supera con creces el requerimiento diario pediátrico el cual variara de 1
mg hasta 14 según la edad.
Dicho esto, se entiende que el alga tiene un alto contenido en hierro y su consumo puede
llegar a ser favorable para los pacientes con anemia ferropénica, en especial los niños
ya que son una población con una alta incidencia y prevalencia hablando de esta
enfermedad. Hay estudios a poblaciones en general, donde se ha referido lo siguiente:
“Nosotros observamos un aumento significante en los valores de: Monto de
Hemoglobina por glóbulo rojo (MCH), tamaño promedio de los eritrocitos (MCV) y
Concentración de hemoglobina (MCHC) entre el inicio y las semanas siguientes a la
suplementación”.
Debido a todos estos beneficios, al bajo costo del cultivo y producción del alga, sería
bueno pensar en esta pequeña alga como una opción para la desnutrición infantil.
Aunque a opinión del autor se considera necesario una mayor cantidad de estudios
reportados en la literatura de tipo “No inferioridad” comparando la espirulina contra hierro
en tabletas; para poder así saber cuál tratamiento podría conllevar una mejor relación
costo/beneficio.
Elaboran ‘Súper Gomitas’ a base de aguaymanto y sangre de cuy para combatir
la anemia
Por: Redacción PERÚ21
Miércoles 27 de marzo del 2019
Anemia infantil
La anemia se incrementó a nivel nacional, en tres de las cuatro regiones de la
Mancomunidad de los Andes bajó en el último año. La mayor disminución se ha dado
en Huancavelica, región en la cual la anemia infantil descendió 10 puntos el último año,
de 64,3 por ciento en 2012 a 54,3 por ciento en 2013, aunque sigue siendo
significativamente alta. El año anterior la anemia en esta región se había incrementado
en forma importante, al subir de 48,7 por ciento en 2011 a 64,3 por ciento en 2012
El último año, en Ayacucho la anemia infantil bajó 1,9 puntos, de 56,2 por ciento en 2012
a 54,3 por ciento en 2013. Igual que en el caso de Huancavelica, esta disminución se
da luego de un significativo incremento el año anterior, de 41,5 por ciento en 2011 a
56,2 por ciento en 2012.
En Ica, la anemia infantil ha tenido una reducción sostenida en los últimos años. Entre
2010 y 2013 ha bajado de 54 por ciento a 36,8 por ciento. El último año la reducción fue
de 3,1 puntos porcentuales. Ica es la única de las cuatro regiones de la Mancomunidad
de los Andes con un nivel de anemia infantil por debajo del promedio nacional.
Apurímac es la única región de esta mancomunidad en la cual la anemia infantil subió
el último año, al elevarse 1 punto, de 47,4 a 48,4 por ciento. El año anterior había
permanecido estancada.
La única región de esta mancomunidad en la que se ha dado un aumento de la anemia
infantil el último año es Cajamarca, en la cual subió 6,6 puntos, de 43,9 por ciento en
2012 a 50,5 por ciento en 2013. Con este incrementó se revierte la disminución de la
anemia en esta región en los años anteriores: entre 2010 y 2012 había bajado de 59,8
por ciento a 43,9 por ciento, una importante reducción de 15,9 puntos. San Martín y La
Libertad son las dos regiones de esta mancomunidad con un nivel de anemia infantil por
debajo del promedio nacional.
¿CUÁLES SON LOS BENEFICIOS DE COMER LENTEJAS?
Por Edith Gómez Benítez | Nov 17, 2017 | Medicina, Nutrición
Cuando hablamos sobre alimentación saludable y asequible, las lentejas son nuestras
mejores amigas. Son una fuente de poder nutricional que ofrecen nutrientes esenciales
que indudablemente benefician nuestra salud.
Las lentejas además de ser saludables, son extremadamente versátiles en la cocina,
por lo que puedes consumirlas sin aburrirte nunca. Si incluyes las lentejas en tu
alimentación te beneficiarás tanto a corto como a largo plazo, sigue leyendo este artículo
para conocer los beneficios:
Fibra dietética
Una sola taza de lentejas cocidas contiene 16 gramos de fibra dietética, o 63% de la
cantidad diaria recomendada de fibra. ¡Las lentejas son una excelente fuente de fibras
solubles!
Una dieta que incluya buenas fibras solubles puede regular las deposiciones, promover
la salud del sistema digestivo y además puede disminuir significativamente el riesgo de
desarrollar cáncer de color, garganta, mama y esófago.
Los alimentos ricos en fibra como las lentejas pueden también ayudar a prevenir
derrames cerebrales, enfermedades del corazón, diabetes, niveles altos de colesterol
en la sangre e hipertensión.
Proteína magra
Las lentejas cocidas proporcionan 18 gramos de proteína por taza con menos de 1
gramo de grasa, muy poca grasa saturada y nada de colesterol.
En comparación con las carnes rojas, las aves de corral y el pescado que son buenas
fuentes de proteína pero con alto contenido de grasas saturadas y colesterol, las lentejas
son una mejor opción de proteínas.
Folato
Cada taza de lentejas cocidas tiene 358 microgramos de folato. Esta cantidad suministra
casi el 100 por ciento de los 400 gramos de folato que se requieren a diario. El folato,
también conocido como ácido fólico o vitamina B-9, respalda la salud del sistema
nervioso, ayuda en el metabolismo energético y es necesario para la síntesis del ADN,
ARN (ácido ribonucleico) y glóbulos rojos. Es especialmente importante para las mujeres
en gestación incluir alimentos ricos en folato como las lentejas.
Todas aquéllas mujeres en gestación que consumen al menos 600 microgramos de
folato diariamente disminuyen el riesgo de que el bebé nazca con algún defecto.
Hierro
Tan solo una taza de lentejas proporciona 87 por ciento que necesitan diariamente un
niño en crecimiento. Recuerda que el cuerpo usa hierro para producir glóbulos rojos y
trifosfato de adenosina (ATP).
Los niños que tienen deficiencia de hierro pueden desarrollar anemia o problemas
neurológicos como déficit de atención e hiperactividad. El hierro en alimentos de origen
vegetal, como las lentejas, es el hierro no hemo, una forma de hierro que no se absorbe
fácilmente como el hierro hemo encontrado en las carnes rojas, las aves de corral y el
pescado.
Sin embargo, puedes incrementar la cantidad de hierro obtenida de las lentejas si las
combinas con carne o con alguna fuente rica en vitamina. Prepara las lentejas en sopa
o en estofados, o mézclalas en ensaladas con verduras de hojas verdes.
Las lentejas no son solo legumbres deliciosas y versátiles de preparar, son una fuente
de vida para todo el que las consuma: están llenas de fibra dietética, proteína magra,
folato y hierro. Si no eres fanático de estos granos es hora de que comiences a incluirlos
en la alimentación de los niños.
ENTREPRENEURS CREATE HUMITAS THAT FIGHT ANEMIA
Its creators promise to reduce the rates of anemia thanks to the nutritional
properties of black quinoa
By Telemás Noticias 18 April, 2019 Lima
Chard Espinoza Miralles, is a Peruvian entrepreneur who highlights the nutritional value
of black quinoa in its creation and promises to be one of the solutions to the cases of
anemia registered in our country.
Another objective of this entrepreneur is to enhance the humita as an ancient Inca food
and to raise awareness of this development worldwide. "We want to make it known as
one of the Inca foods worldwide." I indicate the creator of Humitas Queen.
Richard Miralles together with his family make these humitas made of corn and black
quinoa in his business "Humitas Queen" located in Villa El Salvador, which distributes
delivery and social networks at very affordable prices.
"For years I worked in a logistics office, after my contract ended I got back the passion
for humitas" added Espinoza.
MALNUTRITION IN PERU. A CHRONIC PROBLEMA
Oscar Miranda, executive director of the Directorate of Food and Nutrition
Surveillance of the INS, Lima, July 31, 2018
Anemia, overweight and obesity are at the center of nutritional problems at the national
level
Child malnutrition was reduced by 13% in the last 10 years, however, anemia continues
to plague the country, since four out of ten children under three years of age suffer from
it. To address these problems, the State approved Law No. 30021, increased taxes and
developed health plans. On the subject Oscar Miranda, executive director of the Food
and Nutritional Surveillance Directorate of the National Center of Food and Nutrition of
the National Institute of Health, reveals aspects related to the impact of this public policy.
How does the State deal with childhood anemia and chronic malnutrition?
We found the National Plan for the Reduction of Chronic Infantile Anemia and
Malnutrition that has been running for more than two decades and every 4 years is
updated. It is a policy that is addressed to address problems of deficiency in nutrition in
the country. Currently, it is planned to cover anemia with new approaches, this means
not only implementing micronutrients, but promoting the consumption of iron-rich foods.
How do these plans find support in State policies?
Each of the policies that are implemented are in the constitutional framework: all people
have the right to health. Then all the plans that demand it are advocated in this
declarative principle of the State. The Law for the Promotion of Healthy Eating for
children and adolescents that emerged in 2013, what problems do you want to attack?
Law No. 30021 is based on overweight and obesity that in recent years has been
increasing in these groups. However, I believe that the law can encompass an
improvement in many aspects, that is, it will also promote the consumption of foods richer
in nutrients, and can combat school anemia or we can have children who can grow better
because their protein consumption Is higher.
Adults are the ones in charge of feeding children, why did not the law address this
sector?
What this law does is protect the most vulnerable groups in which decision making is
more difficult, while for adults the decision to consume a food is more independent. It
seeks to provide information for these groups to make decisions, and promote the
change of attitude towards healthy eating to prevent excess weight and thus avoid the
occurrence of diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular,
cerebrovascular, dyslipidemia, triglyceridemia, etc.
Perú is promoting changes in favor of nutritional health, we have Law No. 30021 and on
the other hand, the increase of the Selective Consumption Tax (ISC) to sugary drinks,
alcohol and other products, can we say that they complement each other?
The ISC seeks to raise awareness in the economic aspect to people who consume this
type of product, that is, to discourage consumption by increasing the price. This
experience has had relative success in Mexico. As a nutritionist, I still have to ask myself
if it is planned that the tax collection obtained from this is finally to address aspects of
the promotion of healthy eating.
What other forms of regulation are necessary?
In reality, more than laws, the State needs to fulfill its role of educating and protecting
the health of people. The population should be using and going to the nutritionist to be
just that with the person who has the right preparation can guide you in improving their
quality of life.
The Regional Directorate of Health (Diresa) has begun the fourth day against anemia in
all health facilities to reduce this problem that increased in the region until 2017 and
began to stabilize only this year.
The Government has elaborated goals of national and regional reduction of anemia and
chronic malnutrition 2017-2021. According to this plan, anemia should be reduced to
19% in children between 6 and 35 months; and chronic malnutrition reduce to 6.4% in
children under five years.
The goal in the region is that by 2021, 40.5% (2017) of children aged 6 to 35 months
who had anemia will be reduced to 17.9%. And chronic malnutrition in children under
five years go down from 8.3% (2017) to 3.3%. According to the Information System of
the Nutritional State 2012-2017 of Diresa Ica, Palpa was the province most affected with
50.68% of children aged 6 to 35 months with anemia.
It is followed by the provinces of Nasca (35.17), Ica (30.77), Chincha (26.18) and Pisco
(15.21). In 2012, "the land of the oranges" had 38.5% of children with this disease and
for 2017, the figures skyrocketed to 50.68%.
Anemia grew in Palpa. Quite the opposite happened with Ica where it dropped from
57.4% in 2012 to 30.77% last year. Equal Pisco, of 33.5% reduced it to 15.21% in 2017.
Meanwhile, chronic malnutrition in children under five in the last six years has been
gradually reduced in the five provinces.
In 2012, Chincha had 13.5% and for the last year it reduced it to 9.9%. Ica reduced it
from 9.8% to 6.1% in 2017.
THE RECIPE OF THE MEF TO REDUCE POVERTY: REDUCE CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
AND ANEMIA AS A PRIORITY
Economy Minister David Tuesta says that results can be obtained in the short term
with good logistics and coordination between the different levels of government.
PUBLISHED: 2018-04-25
Not only poverty increased in Peru in the last year. There are other indicators, so or more
worrying, that explain the reasons for the regression. For example, there are 19 regions
of the country where more than 40% of children under three suffer from anemia,
according to the Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES) of the National
Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI).
The situation is critical, and the government of Martín Vizcarra - who described this data
as "unacceptable" - knows it, because for the World Health Organization (WHO), when
anemia in children under 5 exceeds 40% of the national average, considers it a public
health problem.
The Round Table for the Fight against Poverty (MCLCP) argues that to face this problem
a mixed intervention is needed: the national government together with the regional and
local governments. The problem is that in several regions, the authorities have not done
their work on this issue.
The Republic published on Wednesday a ranking of regional governors who did less to
reduce anemia: Fernando Cilloniz Benavides, who governs Ica and came to office with
the Popular Force. During the 2014 campaign, he refused to sign commitments to reduce
anemia. In 2015, at the beginning of its administration, there was 36.8% anemia in Ica.
This year he will leave office with 40.5%.
In the second place of adverse results appears the governor of San Martin, Víctor
Noriega Reátegui, was also elected by the party of Keiko Fujimori. Its management
began with 47.6% of children under 3 years with anemia and will go away with 50.7%.
In third place appears the governor of Ayacucho, Wilfredo Oscorima. When he took
office, for which he had been re-elected, in 2015 in his region there was 45.8% of anemia
in children under three years of age. Now it goes with a higher figure: 48.3%. Other
governors of failed in this aspect are Humberto Acuña Peralta (Lambayeque) and Luis
Valdez Farias (Trujillo), both of Alliance for Progress.
PERUVIAN ENGINEER DEVELOPED 'CHIZITOS' THAT FIGHT AGAINST ANEMIA
The Republic 31 Mar 2019
Walter Cornejo La Rosa is an agroindustrial engineer who has developed 'chizitos' made
from quinoa that fight against anemia. The young man commented that the product has
been fortified with iron, so it helps that the hemoglobin in children improves. He also
indicated that at the moment there are two flavors: cheese and pizza. '' Now we are
seeing what other varieties (add) to not harass children, "he said.
Cornejo La Rosa said in the interview with RPP that the product has been tested in the
district of Puente Piedra and that with the help of his friends who are specialists, such as
doctors and nutritionists, it was observed that anemia was reduced in children under
three. Years. However, the engineer said that in Peru this food has little acceptance. "In
the beginning we put less iron to be daily, but it can harass. So we have added to 20
milligrams for every 100 grams of chizito that is normal that children always consume,
"he explained.