Avaliação da composição nutricional de dietas detox publicadas em revistas não científicas

Abstract

To investigate the nutritional quality of the Food Detox diet plans published magazine in non-scientific of according to nutritional recommendations advocated by the Dietary Reference Intakes for young adult women. Methods: The research is characterized by a cross-sectional study with random selection of 5 magazines not-scientific of most publication. Evaluated the amount of energy, nutritional composition of macro and micronutrients, it was considered for each diet suggested by the magazines, the average 3 days, for realization of the comparison with the recommendations of the Dietary Reference Intakes. To for analysis statistical one-way ANOVA followed by multiple comparison test of Newman-Keuls, with a significance level of 5% (p <0.05). Results: The caloric intake of diets proved to be significantly different, with insufficient compared to the average values recommended, showing caloric restriction between 679 to 999 kcal/day. Considering the distribution of macronutrients, the percentage of the analysis was unsuitable for carbohydrates and lipids in 40% of diets. For the amount of fiber, 80% of diets showed insufficient values. The composition of 8 micronutrients also showed inadequate. Among the vitamins that showed significant difference when compared with the values of the recommendation were B5, B6 and D. The mineral composition of the diets showed significant difference, with values below the recommended for magnesium, potassium, iodine, copper and iron. Conclusions: The results of this study reinforce the importance of adequate dietary prescription of way individualized guided by professional nutritionist, taking into account the particular needs of each individual.