(P32-021-23) Nutritional Status and Energy Expenditure for A Group of Adolescents in Physical Education and Sports in Morocco in One Week of Study

Objectives: The nutritional needs of adolescents are defined by expenditure related to basal metabolism, physical activity, growth and also heat expenditure related to food consumed, and to have healthy habits, it was necessary to guarantee a balanced diet rich and varied in daily intake, while optimizing the portion of energy from carbohydrates and ensuring that there are enough foods rich in vitamins, minerals and trace elements, it’s in this sense that this study aimed to evaluate the daily nutritional intake of energy and vitamins of 314 students from a public high school in Casablanca from Morocco, practicing physical education and sports sessions imposed by the national school program, with the recommended nutritional intakes, for one week of studies.

Methods: A total of 314 including 160 girls and 154 boys. Age (16 ± 0.8 years), height (1.67 ± 0.34 m), weight (65 ± 0.12 kg), BMI (23), A food self-questionary made it possible to evaluate the daily calorie intake, macronutrient distribution and vitamin intake. Daily energy expenditure was assessed by the factorial method using a physical activity questionary.

Results: The daily caloric intake (2134.7 ± 1.4 kcal d–1) and the macronutrient distribution (Carbohydrates: 53%, Proteins: 13%, fats: 34%) while the energy expenditure (3034, 5 ± 1.7 kcal d–1), with a significant deficit of 899.8 ± 1.3 kcal d–1, The analyzes demonstrated significant associations (P value) between dietary intake and vit C, D, and E, This consumption is considered insufficient in relation to the recommendations with a percentage of 52.3%, and 65.1% and 55.5% of insufficiency respectively, these adolescents do not cover their daily intake. Only the ß-carotene intakes that are respected at 105% sufficiency.

Conclusions: The adolescents studied present an unbalanced diet in macronutrients with a high lipid tolerance. Similarly, these students suffer from a strong deficit in antioxidant vitamins A, E and vitamin D. student’s diets should be monitored by their families or a nutrition professional. Thus, nutritional education must be organized and the families of these adolescents must be included in this process.

Funding Sources: This research received no external funding.