Score de diversité alimentaire, un moyen pour une évaluation globale de l'alimentation chez l'adolescent [Score of food diversity, amethod for overall assessment of diet in adolescents]

• Main Authors: Rabiâa KAROUNE, Corinne C. DAHEL-MEKHANCHA
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Société Algérienne de Nutrition 2015-12-01
• Series: Nutrition & Santé
• Subjects: Food Quality; Score; Diversity; Teenager; Survey; Algeria
• Online Access: http://www.nutrition-sante.dz/articles/score-de-diversite-alimentaire-un-moyen-pour-une-evaluation-globale-de-l-alimentation-chez-l-adolescent-rabiaa-karoune-corinne-c-dahel-mekhancha-nutr-sante-2015-vol-04-n-02-45-52
• ISSN: 2253-0983; 2353-026X

Introduction. The use of Food Diversity Score (SDA) has become the choice method for the overall evaluation of the diet. Objective. Definition and use of SDA for food assessment in adolescents. Material and Methods. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among 327 teenagers (11-19 years) in eastern Algeria. A food frequency questionnaire was used. SDA was calculated to assess adequacy of diet with the recommendations of the National Nutrition and Health Program (PNNS, France). Results. The SDA was 0 to 7. More it was high, more the diet was healthy. SDA 4.6 was found in both girls and boys (46.6% vs 53.3%, p = 0.21). Lean teenagers represented 6% against 25% of overweight or obesity. Fruits and vegetables consumption less than 3 times/day was noted in 69% of girls versus 53% of boys ( = 0.003). Over 31% of girls consumed less than one dairy product / day against 12% of boys (p = 0.0003). Sweeteners were consumed more than twice / day mainly by girls (73% vs 57%, p=0.002). Conclusion. Compared with PNNS benchmarks, adolescents feeding has many shortcomings. The low consumption of fruits, vegetables and dairy products, and high consumption of sweeteners can have adverse consequences on the development and corpulence of adolescents. This can have health problems in adulthood.