A Community We Support: La Medina
Background
The Feed the Hungry San Miguel kitchen in La Medina has been in operation since 2017. During school year 2023-2024, we are providing hot meals every school day for 45 students at the México Creo En Ti elementary (primaria) school and 15 students of the Preescolar Comunitario (kinder). Purified water is also delivered to the schools for meal preparation and consumption by students and teachers.
Location Statistics
The community of La Medina is located 40 kilometers from the Feed the Hungry Center. The most recent INEGI census (2020) reported a La Medina population of 315 residents in 72 households. Thirty-two percent of residents were under 14 years old. More than 5% of the adults were illiterate. The average schooling level was 7 years. Of the population over 12 years old, 43% were employed.
Nutrition Report – School Year 2022-2023
For the latest Nutrition Report, our staff nutritionists assessed 32 primaria students through height, weight, and body fat measurements.
No cases of underweight were found based on the indicators of weight/height, height/age, weight/age, and BMI/age. Arm, waist, and hip circumferences were measured, as well as triceps and biceps skinfolds, none of which were below average.
During the measurements, a physical examination was carried out in which teeth, hair, eyes, skin, neck, and nails were evaluated. We observed signs of dry, dehydrated skin, depigmentation, hyperkeratosis, moderate to severe caries, dental loss due to necrosis, leukonychia in nails, and pronounced dark circles under the eyes.
Health Assessment Results
| Condition | Primaria Students |
|---|---|
| Obese | 1 |
| Overweight | 5 |
| At risk of overweight | 5 |
| Normal | 21 |
| Light underweight | 0 |
| Moderate underweight | 0 |
| Severe underweight | 0 |
In addition to the aforementioned, the presence of acanthosis nigricans was observed in the obese child, a sign of insulin resistance and the potential for development of chronic degenerative diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemias, and even childhood metabolic syndrome.
They asked about their typical diet, the majority responded that they eat the meals provided in the school kitchen, but also fried foods and foods with very low nutritional value several times a week outside of school. Many have a sedentary lifestyle, spending a lot of time on cell phones, tablets, or television.
In addition to the aforementioned, the presence of acanthosis nigricans was observed in the obese child, a sign of insulin resistance and the potential for development of chronic degenerative diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemias, and even childhood metabolic syndrome.
They asked about their typical diet, the majority responded that they eat the meals provided in the school kitchen, but also fried foods and foods with very low nutritional value several times a week outside of school. Many have a sedentary lifestyle, spending a lot of time on cell phones, tablets, or television.
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