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Feeding children in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: how much is spent and w...
Gama,Sueli Rosa; Cardoso,Letícia de Oliveira; Rubinsztajn,Igor Kippe; Fischer,Audrey; Carvalho,Marilia SáAbstract Objectives: to measure food expenditure for children living in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, and compare this expenditure to the cost of a healthy diet, based on local prices. Methods: panel study, with three collection dates – 2004, 2008 and 2012 – conducted in children (5 to 9 years old) in Manguinhos. Food prices were collected by way of a sample of local food stores in 2013 and deflated using indicat...
Cohort study for monitoring cardiovascular risk factors in children using a pri...
Gama,Sueli Rosa; Carvalho,Marilia Sá; Cardoso,Leticia de Oliveira; Chaves,Celia Regina Moutinho de Miranda; Engstrom,Elyne MontenegroAn awareness of the presence of cardiovascular disease risk factors since childhood is essential to guide health promotion policies. The aim of this paper is to present, together with the main results, a methodological proposal to estimate both incidence and prevalence of these factors over time and their associated socio-demographic aspects in a population attending a primary health care unit, within Brazilian...
Prevalência em crianças de fatores de risco para as doenças cardiovasculares
Gama,Sueli Rosa; Carvalho,Marilia Sá; Chaves,Célia Regina Moutinho de MirandaInvestigou-se a presença de fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares em estudo transversal em 356 crianças de 5 a 9 anos, atendidas em unidade básica de saúde de área de baixa renda da Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Foram avaliados: lipidograma, estado nutricional, hábitos alimentares e aspectos sócio-econômicos. Observaram-se 10,7% de sobrepeso e 68,4% com níveis alterados no lipidograma...