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Health impacts caused by excessive sodium consumption in Brazil: results of the...
Guedes,Larissa Fernanda Fonseca; Felisbino-Mendes,Mariana Santos; Vegi,Aline Siqueira Fogal; Meireles,Adriana Lúcia; Menezes,Mariana Carvalho deAbstract INTRODUCTION: Excessive sodium consumption is associated with increased blood pressure, which is an important risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study therefore aimed to describe the burden of NCDs attributable to excessive sodium consumption among Brazilians. METHODS: This observational study used mortality and Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) rates, and their respective uncer...
Burden of non-communicable diseases attributable to dietary risks in Brazil, 19...
Machado,Ísis Eloah; Parajára,Magda do Carmo; Guedes,Larissa Fernanda Fonseca; Meireles,Adriana Lúcia; Menezes,Mariana Carvalho deAbstract INTRODUCTION: An unhealthy diet is a modifiable risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), one of the most important public health problems in Brazil. This study aimed to analyze the burden of NCDs attributable to dietary risks in Brazil between 1990-2019. METHODS: Secondary data from the Global Burden of Disease Study were used to estimate the burden attributable to fifteen dietary risks in Bra...
Effects and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on medicine use by employees ...
Paula,Waléria de; Oliveira,Wanessa Cecília de; Meireles,Adriana Lúcia; Nascimento,Renata Cristina Rezende Macedo do; Silva,Glenda Nicioli daAbstract BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, universities have had to adopt remote education, a strategy that caused sudden changes of routine for everyone involved in academia. OBJECTIVE: To assess the profile of medicine use by the employees of a Brazilian public university during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study at a Brazilian public university. METHODS: Employees were i...
Polyphenols for improvement of inflammation and symptoms in rheumatic diseases:...
Coletro,Hillary Nascimento; Diniz,Amanda Popolino; Guimarães,Nathália Sernizon; Carraro,Júlia Cristina Cardoso; Mendonça,Raquel de DeusABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Rheumatic diseases (RDs) are a group of pathological conditions characterized by inflammation and functional disability. There is evidence suggesting that regular consumption of polyphenols has therapeutic effects capable of relieving RD symptoms. OBJECTIVE: To synthesize data from randomized controlled trials on administration of polyphenols and their effects on RD activity. DESIGN AND SET...
O ambiente alimentar comunitário e a presença de pântanos alimentares no entorn...
Peres,Carla Marien da Costa; Costa,Bruna Vieira de Lima; Pessoa,Milene Cristine; Honório,Olivia Souza; Carmo,Ariene Silva doO objetivo foi avaliar o ambiente alimentar comunitário e a existência de pântanos alimentares no entorno das escolas de uma metrópole brasileira. Trata-se de um estudo ecológico realizado em escolas públicas e privadas de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, e teve como unidade de análise o buffer de 250m. Foram incluídas no estudo todas as escolas de Educação Infantil, de Ensinos Fundamental e Médio. Em rela...
Inequalities in the spatial concentration of agricultural crops among the micro...
Rodrigues,Erica Costa; Tavares,Ricardo; Meireles,Adriana LúciaABSTRACT: The present research aimed to map and estimate the spatial autocorrelation of agricultural crops of coffee, corn, soybeans, sugarcane and beans in the state of Minas Gerais and analyzed in the period from 2011 to 2015. The planted area data were obtained of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production - IBGE. The Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis model was used to calculate spatial autocorrelation...
Self-rated health in urban adults, perceptions of the physical and social envir...
Meireles,Adriana Lúcia; Xavier,César Coelho; Andrade,Amanda Cristina de Souza; Friche,Amélia Augusta de Lima; Proietti,Fernando AugustoAbstract This study assesses the prevalence of poor self-rated health and investigates its association with individual and environmental characteristics in adults with and without reported morbidity. A household survey assessed 4,048 adults in two districts of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. We used Poisson regression with robust variance stratified by the presence of reported morbidity. Prevalence ...
Influence of individual and socio-environmental factors on self-rated health in...
Meireles,Adriana Lúcia; Xavier,César Coelho; Proietti,Fernando Augusto; Caiaffa,Waleska TeixeiraOBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine if individual and socio-environmental characteristics can influence the self-rated health among Brazilian adolescents. METHODS: It included 1,042 adolescents from 11 to 17 years old who participated in the Beagá Health Study (Estudo Saúde em Beagá), a multistage household survey in an urban setting. Logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the association...
O uso de escalas de silhuetas na avaliação da satisfação corporal de adolescent...
Côrtes,Marcela Guimarães; Meireles,Adriana Lúcia; Friche,Amélia Augusta de Lima; Caiaffa,Waleska Teixeira; Xavier,César CoelhoO objetivo foi sintetizar estudos sobre satisfação corporal de adolescentes, com foco no uso da escala de silhuetas. Realizaram-se buscas nas bases de dados MEDLINE, LILACS e SciELO, além de teses e dissertações. Foram consideradas 36 publicações nacionais e internacionais. A escala mais utilizada foi a de Stunkard et al., e as imagens foram apresentadas em ordem ascendente, em folha única e autoaplicada. A mai...