Introduction: Functional chronic constipation is important cause of consultation in pediatric gastroenterology. The role of the dietetic fiber in children is controversial like cause of the constipation. Objective: To report the dietetic fiber consumption in 22 children of the Hospital Infantil Club Noel (HICN) of Cali, Colombia. Methods and Results: We included 22 children (3-13 years), both gender, from the HICN of Cali, Colombia with digestive diagnosis for the first time. A medical clinical history was made, and one interviews nutricional by reminder of 24 hours. Acute undernourishment was defined when the deficit for weight/height (W/H) was >10% and overweight when the excess for W/H was >10 %. The chemical analysis of the dietetic fiber took control of base to the Content of Dietetic Fiber and Resistant Starch in Foods and Latin American Products of the CYTED. They were divided according to gender, intestinal habit and signs and symptoms; in children with constipation (n = 9) and without constipation (n = 13) (P = 0.865, 95% IC −6,71 to 7.91). Conclusions: The 22 children of the HICN of Cali, independent of the constipation presence, they consume 12.8 ± 7.8 grams of dietetic fiber to the day, that they are the recommended ones by most of described studies.
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Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
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FuenteJournal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition