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Overweight and associated factors in children and adolescents with phenylketonuria: a systematic review

ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the occurrence of overweight in children and adolescents with phenylketonuria and to identify possible causal factors. Data sources: A systematic review was performed in the SciELO, PubMed and VHL databases using the descriptors "Phenylketonurias", "Overweight", "Child" ...

Prevalence of insulin resistance and association with metabolic risk factors and food consumption in adolescents - recife/brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the prevalence of insulin resistance in adolescents and its associations with metabolic factors and food intake. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with a stratified, complex, school-based sample. The subjects were adolescents (n=1,081) who participated in the St...

Impact of a nutrition education program on gymnasts perceptions and eating practices

Motriz (Online); 26 (1), 2020
Abstract Aims: To understand how participating in a Nutrition & Health Education program (NHEP) affected the way rhythm gymnasts and their coaches perceive their food practices. Methods: Qualitative study portraying a case study of a NHEP specifically designed for a rhythm gymnastic team. The NHEP ...

Frequency of meals consumed by brazilian adolescents and associated habits: systematic review

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the studies that identified the frequency of meals ingested by Brazilian adolescents and associated habits. Data sources: A systematic search was made in the databases and electronic databases: MEDLINE/PubMed, The Latin American and Caribbean Center of Information in He...

Feeding practices in the first year of life: challenges to food and nutrition policies

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the feeding practices for infants under one year of age, according to food and nutrition policies. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study based on secondary data from the Chamada Neonatal project (research on prenatal, childbirth, and infant care) in the ...

Participation of ultra-processed foods in brazilian school childrens diet and associated factors

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the contribution of ultra-processed foods (UPF) in the schoolchildren diet and associated factors. Methods: Cross-sectional study with children from public schools in Southeast of Brazil, aged eight to 12 years old. A questionnaire was applied to the students to invest...

Fábrica da nutrição neoliberal: elementos para uma discussão sobre as novas abordagens comportamentais

Physis (Rio J.); 30 (4), 2020
Resumo A aplicação de teorias do comportamento em diversas áreas tem despertado o interesse em investigar como essas teorias são incorporadas pelo campo da Alimentação e Nutrição, problematizando sua interdisciplinaridade. Este artigo busca contextualizar a Nutrição como ciência e seu desenvol...

Factors associated with inadequate milk consumption among adolescents: national school health survey - pense 2012

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with inadequate milk consumption among adolescents. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study based on secondary data from the National School Health Survey (2012), a Brazilian survey carried out using a self-administered questionn...

Percepción frente a la obesidad en padres y adolescentes pertenecientes a la ciudad de Armenia, Quindío

MedUNAB; 23 (2), 2020
Introducción. La obesidad es una enfermedad de interés para la salud pública, con alto índice de prevalencia en el mundo, la cual trae consigo problemas de salud que ponen en riesgo la vida de las personas que la padecen. El estado nutricional de un menor está determinado por características social...