Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar a prevalência de desnutrição em crianças menores de 60 meses residentes em comunidades remanescentes de quilombos de dois municípios do estado do Maranhão e seus fatores associados. Estudo transversal com amostra de 372 crianças realizado em agosto de 2015. Foram coletadas informações socioeconômicas, demográficas, maternas e das crianças. A antropometria seguiu o propos...
Studies focusing on obesity and asthma frequently consider the weight at a given time; thus, modeling pathways through lifetime overweight may contribute to elucidate temporal aspects in this relationship. This study modeled the pathways in the association of lifetime overweight with asthma in adult life, using data from the 1978/1979 Birth Cohort, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil (n = 2,063) at birth (baselin...
Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the consumption of processed and ultra-processed foods among children aged 13-35 months and its associated factors. We studied 1,185 children within the BRISA cohort in São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil. The food consumption was investigated using a 24-hour recall, and the percentages of daily caloric intake and nutrients were estimated by food groups according to ...