General Objective: The objective of the present study is to test the beneficial effect of supplementation with a snack based on L. mutabilis Sweet on the nutritional status and intestinal microbiota of schoolchildren in areas with a high prevalence of malnutrition: city of Riobamba, province from Chimborazo and Santa Cruz Island, in the province of Galapagos.
Specific objectives
- Carry out a complete nutritional evaluation (includes a general medical examination, blood biochemistry,
anthropometry, food consumption and physical activity) in the school population participating in the study. - Analyze the intestinal (intestinal) microbiota in the schoolchildren participating in the study.
- To evaluate the effect of an education intervention (nutritional, psychological and physical activity) on
nutritional parameters in the schoolchildren participating in this study. - To evaluate the effect of the administration of a nutritional supplement based on Lupinus mutabilis (lupins)
on the nutritional parameters in the schoolchildren participating in this study. - Compare the effect of the education intervention versus the education intervention plus the
nutritional supplement on the nutritional parameters in the schoolchildren participating in this study.
Participating Institutions:
UIDE, USFQ, ESPOCH.
Participants:
Project director Manuel Eduardo Baldeon Tixe.
- Paul Alejandro Cardenas Aldaz
- Tannia Valeria Carpio Arias
- Julieta Robles Rodriguez
- Lizbeth Dabiela Peña Zúñiga
- María Gabriela Loza Campaign
- Brian Mario Albán Robayo
Awarded budget: $44000,00
Project Status: Completed
