ARGININE IN NUTRITION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: EXPERIENCE OF THE REGIONAL PROGRAM OF SANITARY AND HYGIENIC MONITORING
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https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2786.2021.4.12857Keywords:
arginine, nutrition, children’s age, social and hygienic monitoringAbstract
Purpose: to assess the arginine supply of children and adolescents in southern Ukraine.
Materials and Methods. The research was performed on the basis of the Department of Hygiene and Medical Ecology of ONMedU, as well as the secondary school No. 49 (Odesa). 1225 children aged 7 to 12 were examined. Total arginine consumption was estimated by calculation. Information on the content of arginine in various foods is obtained from the USDA / FDA Nutrient Database. The survey in all age groups was conducted in September, after the beginning of the school year, data were collected in the last week before the survey. Statistical processing was performed using the methods of descriptive statistics and analysis of variance. The null hypothesis was accepted at p=0.05.
Results. The total daily consumption of arginine by children aged 7–12 years was 5.9±0.2 g. The main sources of arginine were nuts, meat, sausages, sea fish and cereals. Zucchini seeds (4.76 g %), soybeans (3.10 g %), almonds (2.43 g %), walnuts (2.30 g %), and sunflower seeds (2.40 g %) have the highest arginine content in the region.
The effect of arginine on modulation of linear growth, endothelial dysfunction and synthesis of somatotropic hormone, an important modulator of linear growth, is discussed. It is emphasized that the dose-dependent nature of the effect of arginine consumption on the linear growth in children allows us to consider the monitoring of arginine content as a necessary component of socio-hygienic monitoring.
Conclusions. 1. The total consumption of arginine per day in children aged 7–12 years averaged 5.9±0.2 g.
- The main sources of arginine in children aged 7–12 years are nuts, sausages, sea fish and cereals.
- Monitoring of the consumption of arginine and other essential nutrients by school-age children may be carried out at both regional and national levels.
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