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Excess weight in children living in rural areas related to the nutritional profile and to maternal habits

Invest. educ. enferm; 39 (1), 2021
Objective. To assess the relationship between the nutritional status and eating habits of children aged from five to ten years old and their mothers, living in rural areas. Methods. A cross-sectional study conducted with 156 children aged from five to ten years old, registered in the Family Health Strate...

Tracking of risk factors for non-communicable diseases in young shooters, Ituiutaba, MG

Acta sci., Health sci; 43 (), 2021
The aim of this study was to detect early hypertension, diabetes and obesity, as well as their risk factors, in 105 young shooters from Tiro de Guerra 11-002 in the city of Ituiutaba-MG. This is a cross-sectional mixed study. A semi-structured questionnaire that contained questions rela...

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among brazilian children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis

ABCS health sci; 46 (), 2021
The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among young Brazilian aged 5 to 19 years through systematic review and metaanalysis of data available in the literature. An electronic search was conducted for articles in the MedLine/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Scie...

Hummingbird (Aves: Trochilidae) assemblage using resources from the exotic African tuliptree, Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae) in a Neotropical altered environment, southeastern Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 81 (1), 2021
Abstract The non-native African tuliptree, Spathodea campanulata (P. Beauv), is widely distributed in altered Neotropical environments, where hummingbirds are important pollinators. We investigated the assemblage of hummingbirds which fed on its nectar and described their behavior, to understand possible...

Adesão à alimentação escolar por adolescentes brasileiros: determinantes individuais e do contexto escolar

Resumo Objetivou-se avaliar a adesão à alimentação escolar por adolescentes brasileiros considerando determinantes individuais e do contexto escolar. Foram avaliados 10.262 adolescentes de escolas públicas da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar de 2015. Regressão multinível foi utilizada para e...

Fatores associados ao consumo de sal na população adulta brasileira: Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é identificar os fatores associados ao consumo elevado de sal na população brasileira adulta. Estudo transversal com dados de 8.083 adultos da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde (PNS, 2014/15). O consumo de sal foi baseado na estimativa de excreção urinária de sódio de 24 h...

Padrões de consumo alimentar em crianças menores de dois anos no Brasil: Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde, 2013

Resumo Objetivou-se identificar os padrões de consumo alimentar e os fatores associados em crianças menores de dois anos no Brasil. Estudo transversal, de base populacional, utilizando dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde realizada em 2013. O consumo alimentar foi mensurado por questões dicotômicas, ...

Do you think that you eat more than you should? Perception of adolescents from a Brazilian municipality

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 97 (1), 2021
Abstract Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of the perception of eating more than one should and the associated factors in adolescents, and to analyze differences in dietary indicators according to the perception of overeating. Methods: This is a cross-sectional population-based study with a sample...

Interest in food and triglyceride concentrations in children and adolescents with autistic spectrum disorder

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 97 (1), 2021
Abstract Objective: To investigate eating behavior and serum concentration of triglycerides in children and adolescents with autistic spectrum disorder. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted in the neurodevelopment nucleus, from October 2018 to April 2019 in a neurodevelopment center in the city of ...

Eating habits of breastfed and non-breastfed children up to one year of age

Eating practices in the breastfeeding period constitute an important boundary to the formation of eating habits throughout life. This study aims to evaluate the association between breastfeeding and eating habits of children younger than one year of age in a big city in Northeastern Brazil by a cross-sec...