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Prevalence of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Portuguese children ...
Novo, Rita; Vieito, Leonel; Dias, Sara; Braga-Pontes, CátiaBackground Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is an eating disorder characterised by the avoidance or restriction of food intake, associated with high sensory sensitivity, disinterest in eating, or fear of adverse consequences. It can lead to nutritional deficiencies, impaired growth, or psychosocial difficulties. Although recognition of ARFID has increased internationally, prevalence data in Por...
How does a storybook impact preschool children’s willingness to try vegetables?...
Braga-Pontes, Cátia; Borges, Mariana; Rosa, Tiago Araújo; Novo, Rita; Vieito, Leonel; Lages, Marlene; Guarino, Maria P.; Dias, Sara SimõesBackground Vegetable consumption among children is below recommended. Given the critical role of vegetable consumption in health, it is essential to identify effective strategies to promote this intake. This study aimed to test the efficacy of a superhero’s storybook (SB) as a nutrition education strategy on the willingness to try (WTT) 10 different vegetables in preschool children and relate WTT with food neop...
Veggies4myHeart digital game: an educational tool to promote vegetable consumpt...
Braga-Pontes, Cátia; Ferreira, Patrícia V.; Barros, Neuza; Vieito, Leonel; Lages, Marlene; Simões-Dias, Sara; Torre, Sophie Bucher DellaBackground Vegetable consumption as part of a balanced and diversified dietary pattern is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all-cause mortality. Even though the scientific evidence for these benefits is strong, the consumption of vegetables remains far below recommendations, especially in early childhood. Despite existing literature, the evidence on how to increase vegetable co...
Nutrition Education Intervention to Promote Nutrition Knowledge in Preschool Ch...
Braga-Pontes, Cátia; Pratas, Eunice; Novo, Ângela; Domingues, Bianca; Miguens, Rebeca; Dias, S. S.Several factors can influence children’s food choices and preferences. Food and nutrition education at school can therefore be the key to improving children’s nutrition knowledge, and consequently their eating behavior. To this end, several strategies seem effective, and the current difficulty lies in choosing the best methodology to implement. To determine which intervention has the greatest impact on preschoo...
Veggies4myHeart Project: food and nutrition education tools for pre-schoolers –...
Braga-Pontes, Cátia; Custódio, Susana; Graça, PedroBackground: Nutrition education tools to promote vegetable consumption in the school context appear as enhancers of children's knowledge and eating behaviors. The purpose of this study is to assess the perspective of the different stakeholders of the Veggies4myHeart project regarding the potential of a digital game, child storybook and the Portuguese Food Wheel Guide to promote vegetable consumption in preschoo...
Food and nutrition education tools for preschool children
Braga-Pontes, Cátia; Custódio, Susana; Graça, PedroIntroduction: In Portugal there have been nutrition education programs aimed at children, using different instruments and methodologies. It is currently agreed that eating habits in early childhood have a strong impact on future health, being a window of opportunity for the modulation of eating habits for adult life. Nutrition education aimed at pre-school children is a very complex subject as it involves the c...
Instrumentos de educação alimentar e nutricional para crianças em idade pré-esc...
Braga-Pontes, Cátia; Custódio, Susana; Graça, PedroIntrodução: Em Portugal, tem-se assistido à realização de diversos programas de educação alimentar dirigidos a crianças, com utilização de diferentes instrumentos e metodologias. Atualmente é consensual que a alimentação nos primeiros anos de vida tem um forte impacto na saúde futura, sendo uma janela de oportunidade para a modulação de hábitos alimentares para a vida adulta. A educação alimentar dirigida a cri...
Determinação da idade crítica para o aparecimento de obesidade infantil
Braga-Pontes, Cátia; Simões-Dias, Sara; Guarino, Maria PedroA obesidade infantil constitui atualmente um grave problema de saúde pública. De acordo com a Organização Mundial de Saúde a obesidade infantil é um forte preditor de obesidade no adulto, incrementando o risco de desenvolvimento de doenças crónicas e representando um dos mais sérios desafios que a Europa terá de superar nos próximos anos. O estudo tem como objetivos: determinar a idade crítica para o aparecimen...