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Anti-fat attitudes of Nutrition undergraduates in Brazil toward individuals with obesity

Abstract Obesity-related prejudice and discrimination may have a source in health professionals and students. The objective was to assess anti-fat attitudes among Brazilian nutrition undergraduates who reported demographic data, weight, height and responded the Antifat Attitudes Test (AFAT) and the Brazi...

Consumo de bebidas alcoólicas e obesidade abdominal: resultados da linha de base do ELSA-Brasil

Resumo Objetivou-se analisar a associação entre consumo de bebidas alcoólicas e adiposidade abdominal em adultos. Estudo transversal realizado com dados da linha de base do ELSA-Brasil (2008-2010). A amostra foi constituída por 15.065 servidores públicos de seis instituições de ensino e pesquisa (...

Association of parents' physical activity and weight status with obesity and metabolic risk of their offspring

Abstract Our aim was to analyze the joint association of parental characteristics and offspring obesity indicators with metabolic risk in adolescents. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 972 adolescents and their parents. We observed that overweight adolescents who have a normal weight mother sh...

High dietary calcium intake and low adiposity: findings from a longitudinal study in Brazilian adolescents

Epidemiological studies have supported the hypothesis that dietary calcium intake is protective for adiposity. This study aimed to estimate the association of dietary calcium with adiposity indicators during adolescence. This is a cohort study with high school adolescents (n = 962) from selected schools ...

Undernutrition and obesity trends in Brazilian adults from 1975 to 2019 and its associated factors

Cad. Saúde Pública (Online); 38 (supl.1), 2022
Nutritional status has evolved in a dual trend worldwide: underweight has become a minor or local issue while overweight or obesity has risen to play a major role in the global burden of disease. In 2014, Brazil was ranked as the third country with the highest absolute number of obese men. Our aim was to...

Síndrome metabólica em profissionais de enfermagem que atuam na assistência oncológica: prevalência e fatores associados

Ciênc. cuid. saúde; 21 (), 2022
RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar a prevalência da síndrome metabólica e os fatores associados em profissionais de enfermagem que atuam em oncologia. Método: estudo transversal com 231 profissionais de enfermagem, de um centro de alta complexidade em oncologia do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, entre ju...

Prevalence of hypertension and obesity in patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract Faced with the increase of type 2 Diabetes mellitus (DM2) and the failure in treatment, questions have been raised about the clinical situation of these patients. The present study analyzes the prevalence of hypertension and obesity in DM2 patients. Data were collected through interviews and ana...

Variáveis clínicas consideradas fatores de risco para a síndrome metabólica: um estudo transversal

RESUMO Objetivo Identificar os principais fatores de risco para a síndrome metabólica e sua relação com a percepção da qualidade de vida em colônias pesqueiras brasileiras. Métodos Incluímos 77 participantes com idade > 18 anos. Síndrome metabólica e qualidade de vida foram os principais ...

Food consumption, anthropometry and body composition of patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 35 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate the consumption of risk and protective foods for chronic noncommunicable diseases and to investigate associations with anthropometric parameters and body composition in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Methods A case-series study was ...

Association between children and adolescents' body composition with family income

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 35 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the association between children and adolescents' body composition with family income. Methods Cross-sectional study, participants between 5 and 19 years were included. A standardized questionnaire assessed socioeconomic variables. The outcome variables were z-score of Bo...