Showing papers by "Letícia de Oliveira Cardoso published in 2020"
TL;DR: Obesity, family members at home, watching TV during mealtime, country of residence, and maternal education were diversely correlated with adequate nutrition during COVID-19 confinement, suggesting that public health authorities reshape future policies on their nutritional recommendations, in preparation for future pandemics.
Abstract: Confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic can influence dietary profiles, especially those of adolescents, who are highly susceptible to acquiring bad eating habits Adolescents’ poor dietary habits increase their subsequent risk of degenerative diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular pathologies, etc Our aim was to study nutritional modifications during COVID-19 confinement in adolescents aged 10 to 19 years, compare them with their usual diet and dietary guidelines, and identify variables that may have influenced changes Data were collected by an anonymous online questionnaire on food intake among 820 adolescents from Spain, Italy, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile The results show that COVID-19 confinement did influence their dietary habits In particular, we recorded modified consumption of fried food, sweet food, legumes, vegetables, and fruits Moreover, gender, family members at home, watching TV during mealtime, country of residence, and maternal education were diversely correlated with adequate nutrition during COVID-19 confinement Understanding the adolescents’ nutrition behavior during COVID-19 lockdown will help public health authorities reshape future policies on their nutritional recommendations, in preparation for future pandemics
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TL;DR: A higher prevalence of inactivity was observed in this population, but reductions of physical activity and habitual ultra-processed consumption during the pandemic were more pronounced in Latin America.
Abstract: Aim: to describe physical activity and ultra-processed foods consumption, their changes and sociodemographic predictors among adolescents from countries in Europe (Italy and Spain) and Latin America (Brazil, Chile, and Colombia) during the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic period. Methods: Cross-sectional study via web survey. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and weekly ultra-processed food consumption data were used. To compare the frequencies of physical activity status with sociodemographic variables, a multinomial logistic and a multiple logistic regression for habitual ultra-processed foods was performed. In final models, p < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Sample of 726 adolescents, mostly females (59.6%) aged 16–19 years old (54.3%). Adolescents from Latin America presented odds ratio (OR) 2.98 (CI 95% 1.80–4.94) of being inactive and those whose mothers had higher level of education were less active during lockdown [OR 0.40 (CI 95% 0.20–0.84)]. The habitual ultra-processed consumption was also high during this period in all countries, and more prevalent in Latin America. Conclusion: A higher prevalence of inactivity was observed in this population, but reductions of physical activity and habitual ultra-processed consumption during the pandemic were more pronounced in Latin America. Our findings reinforce the importance of promoting a healthy lifestyle, i.e., exercise and diet, during periods of social isolation.
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TL;DR: Describing changes in the composition of the retail food environment in Mexican neighborhoods from 2010 to 2016 and examining the association between these changes and diabetes cases diagnosed over the same period could inform policies that improve the quality of food environments in cities.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors considered that the novel coronavirus has high transmissibility and that transmission occurs through close personal contact or contact with contaminated surfaces, physical distancing is the best available strategy to curtail its spread, and since community transmission of COVID-19 was declared in Brazil, nonessential economic activities were suspended and essential activities had to adopt specific rules for functioning.
Abstract: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the recently discovered SARS-CoV-2, for which there is still no vaccine or provenly effective treatment. Considering that the novel coronavirus has high transmissibility and that transmission occurs through close personal contact or contact with contaminated surfaces, physical distancing is the best available strategy to curtail its spread. Thus, since community transmission of COVID-19 was declared in Brazil, non-essential economic activities were suspended and essential activities had to adopt specific rules for functioning. As of this writing, there was no evidence that the numbers of cases and deaths were decreasing in the country. Nevertheless, government initiatives to relax social distancing were making inroads in various states and municipalities, loosening the previously adopted economic restrictions.
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TL;DR: Women, individuals over 65 years of age and individuals with lower schooling had higher mean scores indicating a better quality diet, and it is believed that the proposed adaptations may be useful for future studies that apply BHEI-R.
Abstract: Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar criticamente a aplicacao do Indice de Qualidade da Dieta – Revisado (IQD-R), explicitar facilidades e dificuldades em seu calculo, sugerir adaptacoes e comparar sua distribuicao segundo variaveis sociodemograficas entre os 15.105 servidores publicos participantes do Estudo Longitudinal de Saude do Adulto, no periodo de 2008 a 2010. O consumo alimentar foi aferido com base em Questionario de Frequencia Alimentar e o IQD-R foi estimado de quatro maneiras: original; ponderado para frequencia de consumo de frutas e hortalicas; modificado considerando leguminosas separado dos demais vegetais e adaptado abrangendo as duas alteracoes anteriores. Os resultados indicaram que independentemente da adaptacao realizada, as mulheres, os individuos com mais de 65 anos e os individuos de menor escolaridade apresentaram escores medios mais altos indicando dieta de melhor qualidade. Acredita-se que as adaptacoes propostas podem ser uteis para estudos futuros que apliquem o IQD-R.
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TL;DR: It is possible that the physical distance during the COVID-19 pandemic is contributing to catalyze the increased use of food delivery apps in Brazil, and the possible repercussions of the spread of the practice of buying food online in health and nutrition applications are reflected.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a trabalho analyzes associacao entre inseguranca alimentar and niveis of hemoglobina and retinol in criancas of 6 to 59 meses de idade.
Abstract: Neste trabalho foi analisada a associacao entre inseguranca alimentar e niveis de hemoglobina e retinol em criancas de 6 a 59 meses de idade. Trata-se de um estudo seccional, realizado em 2014, com amostra representativa da populacao de criancas nessa faixa etaria, atendidas em unidades basicas de saude do Municipio do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Para a analise dos niveis de inseguranca alimentar foi utilizada a Escala Brasileira de Inseguranca Alimentar e, para a determinacao de hemoglobina e de retinol serico, foi realizada a puncao venosa. A associacao entre as variaveis foi avaliada por intermedio de modelos de regressao quantilica. Do total de criancas estudadas, 40,3% apresentavam inseguranca alimentar e as prevalencias de anemia e de deficiencia de vitamina A foram 13,7% e 13%, respectivamente. Os resultados do estudo revelaram associacao inversa, estatisticamente significativa, entre inseguranca alimentar leve e niveis de retinol. Para os demais niveis de inseguranca alimentar (moderada e grave), os resultados tambem sugerem a presenca de associacao inversa para hemoglobina e, quanto aos niveis de retinol, as estimativas pontuais parecem menores em criancas com inseguranca alimentar grave, entretanto, estas estimativas nao foram estatisticamente significativas. Esses resultados sugerem que a inseguranca alimentar pode estar associada com carencias de micronutrientes em criancas menores de 5 anos.
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TL;DR: It is suggested that improved living conditions and the adoption of healthy behaviors can help reduce misperceived negative body image among elderly and improve body image perception among elderly.
Abstract: The study aimed to assess the association between body image perception and (dis)satisfaction and sociodemographic and behavioral factors in the elderly, using multinomial logistic regression. Data were analyzed for 1686 women and 1499 men participating in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). Men with less schooling and women with lower per capita income showed higher odds of underestimating their body size. Former smokers of both sexes showed higher odds of overestimating their body size; lower schooling and lower per capita income decreased these odds. Increasing age, lower per capita income, and smoking increased the odds of dissatisfaction due to thinness in men, and married marital status decreased these odds. In women, low per capita income, weekly consumption of vegetables, and smoking increased the odds of such dissatisfaction. Factors that increased the odds of dissatisfaction due to excess weight in both sexes were primary or secondary schooling and former smoking. In women, low per capita income, weak physical activity, weekly consumption of vegetables, and excessive alcohol intake also increased the odds of such dissatisfaction. The results suggest that improved living conditions and the adoption of healthy behaviors can help reduce misperceived negative body image among elderly.
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TL;DR: To investigate the association between internal migration and body mass index in the adult population with data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐Brasil), and to determine whether the association differs by the urban hierarchical levels (or influence regions) of Brazilian municipalities.
Abstract: Objectives To investigate the association between internal migration and body mass index (BMI) in the adult population with data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) and to determine whether the association differs by the urban hierarchical levels (or influence regions) of Brazilian municipalities. Methods Baseline data from 13 084 participants aged 35 to 74 (2008-2010) in the ELSA-Brasil were analyzed. A migrant was defined as an individual whose municipality of residence at the beginning of schooling (origin) was different from the municipality of residence at the study baseline (destination). The origin and destination municipalities were classified by urban hierarchical levels, or influence regions, and migration was categorized as nonmigrant, stable migrant, downward migrant, or upward migrant. Results Of the ELSA-Brasil participants, 51% were migrants. Using gamma regression models, it was observed that for women and men, upward migration was associated with lower mean BMI after adjusting for age, mother's education level, participant's education level, and income. Downward migration, on the other hand, was associated with the highest mean BMI, but this result was statistically significant only for women. Conclusion These findings highlight the role of environmental factors on nutritional status, noting that the effects on BMI may be positive or negative, depending on the trajectory of displacements between origin and destination.
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