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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• de Pinho, Lucineia
• Flavio, Eliete Fernandes
• Santos, Sergio Henrique Sousa
• Botelho, Ana Cristina de Carvalho
• Caldeira, Antonio Prates

Titel

Excess weight and food consumption of adolescents in public schools in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil/Excesso de peso e consumo alimentar em adolescentes de escolas publicas no norte de Minas Gerais, Brasil

Ist Teil von

• Ciência & saude coletiva, 2014-01, Vol.19 (1), p.67

Ort / Verlag

Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva - ABRASCO

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

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EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study sought to identify the prevalence of excess weight and food consumption patterns among adolescents attending public schools in northern Minas Gerais state. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a random and representative sample of adolescents. Demographic and economic data were collected. Food consumption was evaluated by applying a semi-quantitative food questionnaire. Body weight and height were measured to assess the nutritional status based on the Body Mass Index (BMI) by Age. The sexes were compared by Student's t test (comparison of samples) and chi-square test (goodness of fit) at a level of significance of p <0.05. 535 adolescents were evaluated and prevalence of excess weight was detected in 18.5% of the group. BMI (p = 0,001) was statistically different between the sexes and higher for girls. The average energy consumption of the group was 3096.30 kcal/day. Fiber consumption was insufficient in 35% of the adolescents, vitamin A and calcium in 80% and unsaturated fats in 100%. Carbohydrate and cholesterol were consumed in excess by 20.6% and 48%, respectively. The prevalence of excess weight and inadequate food consumption is of great concern for the population studied and requires appropriate nutritional intervention.