Síndrome de Down em crianças e adolescentes e sua relação com a nutrição: um artigo de revisão

Abstract

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs due to the presence of an extra chromosome in position 21. Its main feature is the flat, wide face, eyes on oblique line, thick lips and slightly yellow skin. Present changes ranging from cognitive, educational deficiency, until clinical and nutritional changes, as well as physical disabilities, sensory and perceptual. Considering the increase in life expectancy achieved in recent decades, this work it is a literature review and aims to bring the existing research in the past decade in Brazilian literature about the research in the health area for this public with emphasis on the nutritional context as existing changes in the gastrointestinal tract and nutrients like zinc, studies on weight-height ratio and obesity, as well as the feeding habits and the influence of the family.