[Food deficiencies in children--multicenter survey in the school environment. Analysis of the daily diet of adolescents].

The aim of this work is to study the food habits in a group of 131 children of school ages (11-14 years); they had to take notice of their food, with control by interview; results shown a shortage in calories (80% of normal supply for age), but also a severe imbalance: too many lipids, too few complex sugars, deficiencies in calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, vitamins A and C, fibers (30% of normal supply); alcohol has been used by 35 children. A nutritional education is recommended for this age group.