Nutritional situation of Kaingangs children attending indigenous state school / Monte Caseiros area - Muliterno (RS)

Abstract

At present, we undergo a nutritional transition, that is, from malnutrition to obesity, and it is known that it presents deleterious effects to health. A sample of 94 children from 4 to 14 years, resident in Aldeia Monte Caseiros, Muliterno (RS) was studied. The predominance of nutritional deficits determined were 5.08% for the weight index for the age, of 22.03% for the height index for the age and obesity/overweight, of 8.57% for adolescents, and 10.16% for children. It is concluded that, in both extremes of the children’s nutritional situation, maternal-child health care projects are needed, in addition to income generation and basic sanitation.