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Excesso de peso, ambiente percebido e privação social: um estudo da percepção d...

Objetivo: Investigar a percepção de pais ou responsáveis sobre a proximidade residencial a locais de venda de alimentos, de lazer e de atividade física segundo a privação social da vizinhança e testar associações do ambiente percebido com o excesso de peso de seus filhos. Métodos: Estudo transversal conduzido com 408 crianças e adolescentes (6 a 15 anos de idade) de escolas públicas de um município de médio por...

Conhecimento sobre nutrição e consumo de suplementos em academias de ginástica ...

Introdução: O consumo de suplementos alimentares tem ganhado destaque entre desportistas. Contudo, mudanças nos hábitos alimentares são menos expressivas nesta população. Objetivo: Verificar o uso de suplementos alimentares e o conhecimento sobre princípios básicos de nutrição de desportistas frequentadores de academias da cidade de Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil. Métodos: Estudo transversal, em 19 academias selecion...

Food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in a urban population: A multil...

Environmental, social and individual factors influence eating patterns, which in turn affect the risk of many chronic diseases. This study aimed to estimate associations between environmental factors and the consumption of fruit and vegetables among adults in a Brazilian urban context. Data from the surveillance system for risk factors for chronic diseases (VIGITEL) of Brazilian Ministry of Health were used. A ...

Neighbourhood environments and obesity among adults: A multilevel analysis of a...

This study identified environmental variables associated with obesity in the adult population of a city in Brazil. It was conducted using the Surveillance System for Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey from 2008 to 2010. The body mass index (BMI) was calculated from the participants' self-reported weight and height. Obesity was defined as a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. The food establishment...

Association between the perceived environment and overweight in adults and elde...

Built environment and social environment: associations with overweight and obes...

The aim of this study was to assess associations between the built environment and social environment and excess weight in an urban population. Participants were selected from the Surveillance System for Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases (VIGITEL). The study used data from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. A total of 3,425 interviews from the years 2008 and 2009 were used. Georeferenced da...