School feeding in Covid-19 times: mapping of public policy execution strategies by state administration
Conclusion The National School Feeding Program was weak in terms of assuring the Human Right to Adequate Food and Food and Nutrition Security. The slowness of the federal administration and the gaps in the regulations issued may explain the changes in the reported strategies, which, in their majority, violate the principle of universality.RESUMO Objetivo Identificar e discutir estrat égias de execução do Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar adotadas pelas gestões estaduais durante a pandemia de coronavírus 2019. Métodos Trata-se de pesquisa transversal descritiva. Foram realizadas visitas exploratórias nas ...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - October 16, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Food availability and food insecurity in households in the state of Tocantins, Northern Brazil
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the relationship between food availability, food insecurity and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of households in the urban area of the state of Tocantins. Methods Population-based, cross-sectional study conducted in 594 households in the urban area of 22 municipalities in the state of Tocantins. A survey was carried out in the households, to collect socioeconomic and data, and assess food insecurity using the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale. Further a food availability questionnaire was applied by the interviewer with the head of the family, who reported on the food and drinks a...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - October 13, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Government-subsidized restaurants in Brazil: an evaluation within the framework of food and nutrition security
Conclusion Advances are needed in the understanding of government-subsidized restaurants as public facilities for ensuring food and nutrition security and the human right to adequate food.RESUMO Objetivo O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar os restaurantes populares da regi ão Sul do Brasil utilizando como parâmetros as diretrizes e normativas em vigor e a Política Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional. Métodos Avaliação do tipo normativa. Para isso, foi utilizada a Matriz Avaliativa elaborada por meio das seguintes etapas: revisão sistematizada; elabo ração do Modelo Teórico-Lógico; processo de imersão ...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - October 2, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Impact of the mHealth strategy in sodium consumption markers: AvaliaSal Study
Conclusion There was a reduction in the frequency of use of stock broth cubes, demonstrating the potential effect of the m-Health strategy on sodium consumption markers in individuals without a hypertension medical diagnosis.RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a efetividade da estrat égia mHealth sobre marcadores do consumo de sódio. Métodos Estudo de intervenção realizado com 175 adultos (20-59 anos), vinculados a uma instituição de ensino de Vitória, no Estado do Espirito Santo. Os participantes foram contatados por através da exposição a de um pôster, de abordage m oral e mídia eletrônica. Dados antropométricos, he...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - October 2, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Reflections on the extinction of the National Council for Food and Nutrition Security and the confrontation of Covid-19 in Brazil
ABSTRACT The Provisional Measure 870/2019, which amended the Organic Law on Food and Nutrition Security and extinguished the Conselho Nacional de Seguran ça Alimentar e Nutricional (National Council for Food and Nutrition Security), has brought serious consequences to the Brazilian population, especially for the most vulnerable. This scientific note brings reflections on the trajectory of the Conselho Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional, the repercussions of its extinction in the last year, and the project to dismantle social protection policies in Brazil, with serious consequences at a time when the country is...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - October 2, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Nutritional challenges in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic
ABSTRACT It has been documented that the older adults of the population are at the greatest risk of mortality due to the coronavirus disease; consequently, they could be the population most affected by the measures of social isolation and reduction of virus contagion implemented worldwide. Social isolation can expose older adults to an increased nutritional risk due to factors such as socioeconomic insecurity, which could affect food acquisition and the need for support in daily tasks and meals. The institutionalized older adults often depend on food donations, which may have reduced due the economic crisis caused by the p...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - September 4, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Food Iodine Content Table compiled from international databases
The objective this article is to construct a table of the iodine content of foods. For the construction of the table, databases from 14 countries were used. The foods used were those listed in the 2008-2009 Household Budget Survey, except those containing added salt, and the doubts about whether or not the food was submitted to any kind of preparation. The compilation of international databases of iodine content resulted in 266 foods, which were grouped into 15 groups. Iodine was also quantified by food group and iodized salt. Data were presented as median, minimum, and maximum. A broad variation in the iodine content of f...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - August 14, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Criteria adopted for school menu planning within the framework of the Brazilian School Feeding Program
Conclusion Brazilian National School Feeding Program regulatory guidelines for the development of school menus seem to influence the decision making of nutritionists. However, food purchase from family farms and calculation of meal nutritional value seem to be incipient criteria.RESUMO Objetivo Explorar os principais crit érios utilizados na elaboração de cardápios escolares na perspectiva de nutricionistas que participam do Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar. Métodos Foram entrevistadas nutricionistas responsáveis pela alimentação escolar de 21 municípios de diferentes mesorregiões da região Sul do Br...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - August 14, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Factors associated with the consumption of fruits and vegetables by schoolchildren: a comparative analysis between 2007 and 2012
Conclusion Despite governmental strategies to stimulate the consumption of fruits and vegetables in Brazil, their results are still not perceptible, requiring more time for an evaluation of effectivenessRESUMO Objetivo Realizar an álise comparativa do consumo adequado de frutas e de vegetais e seus fatores associados em escolares. Métodos Em estudos transversais de 2007 (n=2.836) e de 2012 (n=2.506), foram investigadas amostras probabilísticas representativas de escolares de ambos os sexos, com idade entre 7 e 14 anos, pe rtencentes a escolas públicas e privadas de Florianópolis, SC. As variáveis de exposição for...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - August 13, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Changes in diet quality 6 and 12 months post-intervention: the Healthy Habits, Healthy Girls: a Brazilian study
Conclusion There were significant effects on some diet quality components and for the overall scores at 6-month and 12-month post intervention. Therefore, sustainable dietary changes should be the focus of obesity prevention programs for adolescents. Socio-economic influences on diet behaviors would also need to be acknowledged.RESUMO Objetivo Determinar a sustentabilidade da qualidade da alimenta ção presente em uma estratégia de prevenção à obesidade para adolescentes do sexo feminino. Métodos Ensaio randomizado controlado com 253 meninas (Média=15.61, 95% Intervalo de confiança 15.51-15.72) matriculadas em 10...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - August 13, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Promotion of physical activities and healthy eating habits in Primary Care: maintenance of benefits
Conclusion The Vida Ativa Melhor ando a Saúde Program, in the applied format, was not able to promote lasting beneficial effects on physical activities and nutritional status. The Program is being restructured regarding the extension of the intervention time and its didactic material.RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a manuten ção dos efeitos benéficos do programa Vida Ativa Melhorando a Saúde seis meses após a sua finalização. Métodos Foi conduzido um ensaio comunitário controlado e randomizado em dois polos do programa Academia da Saúde, identificados aleatoriamente como grupo controle e grupo intervenção. Participa...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - July 8, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Use of nutritional food labels and consumers’ confidence in label information
Conclusion Many people still do not use the label nutrition information. Efforts should be made to change this scenario. Changes in nutrition labeling can help modify this situation, with the use of clearer label information, more easily understood, that does not raise any doubts in the consumers ’ mind.RESUMO Objetivo Este estudo avaliou o uso da rotulagem nutricional e a percep ção sobre a confiabilidade das informações por consumidores. Métodos Pesquisa transversal, exploratória e de abordagem quantitativa, realizada no município de Curitiba, Brasil. Participaram 536 estudantes, de uma instituição pública...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - June 11, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Dissatisfaction with body image and associated factors in adult women
Conclusion The results revealed that almost half of the adult women surveyed in this study reported dissatisfaction with their body image. This outcome indicates the need for interventions and program implementation related to body image dissatisfaction among women.RESUMO Objetivo Esta pesquisa buscou associar imagem corporal com perfil sociodemogr áfico, estilo de vida, antropometria e condições de saúde em mulheres adultas. Métodos Um estudo de prevalência foi conduzido em uma amostra probabilística por conglomerados (n=35 Escolas da Educação Básica de Ensino), no ano de 2016, com 633 professoras. Foram avali...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - June 11, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Educational nutritional intervention program improved the quality of diet of women with breast cancer in adjuvant treatment
Conclusion The nutritional intervention contributed to improving the quality of the diet during breast cancer treatment and possibly altered these women ’ s prognoses.RESUMO Objetivo O estudo objetivou analisar o impacto de uma interven ção nutricional educativa na qualidade da dieta de mulheres com câncer de mama em tratamento adjuvante. Métodos Mulheres com câncer de mama admitidas para tratamento cirúrgico, divididas em grupo intervenção (n=18) e grupo comparação (n=78), participaram de um ensaio clínico não randomi zado. As participantes foram avaliadas antes e após o tratamento e/ou intervenção. Um ...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - June 3, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Trends in food consumption of schoolchildren from 2nd to 5th grade: a panel data analysis
Conclusion The results suggest positive trends for younger children, with an increased consumpt ion of fruits and vegetables in both sexes and decreased consumption of sweets for boys. Older children reduced their consumption of dairy products over the three-year period of this study.RESUMO Objetivo Este estudo buscou identificar tend ências no consumo alimentar de escolares do 2º ao 5º ano de escolas públicas do município de Florianópolis durante três anos. Métodos Três pesquisas transversais foram conduzidas em 2013 (n=1.942), 2014 (n=1.989) e 2015 (n=2.418). Dados de consumo alimentar foram obtidos com a apli...
Source: Revista de Nutricao - May 20, 2020 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
