Evaluación de los componentes de la dieta alimentaria en un segmento de población de familias del sector rural de la comunidad Planchaloma (parroquia Toacaso) del cantón Latacunga en tiempos de COVID-19

Abstract

The present research work proposes the study of the components of the diet of a segment of the population of the rural sector of the Planchaloma community (Toacaso parish) of the Latacunga canton in times of COVID-19. The pandemic has altered people's daily lives due to confinement, especially food; the behavior and food group, the frequency of consumption and the amount of food have been analyzed to guarantee the consumption of safe food. Through the survey of 76 heads of household in the community. 86.8 percent of the population consumes fruits and vegetables, 59.2 percent of the population grows some type of food, of this value, 64.4 percent grow vegetables and 35.6 percent produce legumes. 59.2 percent of the inhabitants consume 10 percent of their own crops. After the health emergency, the components of the diet would feed this: 75 percent of the population consume red meat daily, 89.5 percent of the inhabitants consume vegetables; 88.2 percent consume cereals daily; 76.3 percent consume soft drinks once a week, and 92.1 percent of the population consume sweets and desserts with a consumption frequency of once a month. The people of this community have a moderately diversified, balanced and adequate diet due to the fact that the population is rural where the majority is characterized by the consumption of their own cultivated food.