Abstract Objectives: to present the main evidence, recommendations and challenges for maternal and child health in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: narrative review of national and international documents and reflections on the theme. Results: the coexistence ofpregnancy/puerperium and COVID-19 infection establishes many challenges. It is extremely important that the conduct should be individually ado...
Abstract Objectives: to perform a systematic review of studies that investigated the influence of ultra-processed foods (UPF) consumption during pregnancy on child’s anthropometric parameters up to one year of life. Methods: cohort and cross-sectional studies were researched in BVS, Cinahl, Cochrane, Embase, Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Science databases until March 2020, and the main descriptors were: “Pregnant W...
Abstract: This study aimed to verify the effects of buying television advertised food in schoolchildren eating behaviors. We performed a cross-sectional study with fourth grade students of an elementary education in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. We analyzed anthropometric data, the habit of buying television advertised food/beverages, and food consumption (two 24-hour dietary recalls). Logistic re...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the contribution of ultra-processed foods (UPF) in the schoolchildren diet and associated factors. Methods: Cross-sectional study with children from public schools in Southeast of Brazil, aged eight to 12 years old. A questionnaire was applied to the students to investigate anthropometric data, eating and lifestyle habits and food consumption. The consumption of UPF was evaluated...
Abstract: Nutritional surveys are important information sources for public policy in the food and nutrition field. They focus on assessing usual dietary patterns, because health outcomes result from the long-term intake. Here we aimed to evaluate diet quality adjusted for day-to-day variance among Brazilian children. Data were collected between March 2013 and August 2015. The sample included 8- to 12-year-old c...
Resumo Revisão sistemática da caracterização nutricional e sociodemográfica de lactantes, por meio da literatura publicada entre 2004-2014, indexadas na Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde e Medline. Foram identificados 561 artigos com os descritores: “Leite Humano” e “Bancos de Leite”; palavras-chave: “Perfil”, “Nutricional”, “Doadoras de leite”, “Nutriz” e “Nutrizes”; resumos disponíveis; data e idioma. Destes, 84,1%...
Resumo A anemia é um problema de saúde pública que acomete cerca de 30% das gestantes brasileiras, podendo acarretar efeitos deletérios à saúde e qualidade de vida do binômio mãe-filho. O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar os fatores assistenciais e gestacionais associados à anemia entre nutrizes atendidas em um banco de leite humano (BLH) de referência. Estudo transversal com dados secundários referentes a inform...
Resumo A avaliação da ingestão alimentar é importante na ciência da nutrição, no entanto, os métodos utilizados para tal fim podem levar à notificação imprecisa comprometendo os resultados associados à dieta. Assim, este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a prevalência de notificação imprecisa da ingestão energética e seus fatores associados. Trata-se de um estudo transversal com usuários de nove academias da ci...
Resumo Este artigo objetivou avaliar práticas educativas segundo os “Dez Passos para o Sucesso do Aleitamento Materno” em Banco de Leite Humano. Estudo retrospectivo com informações sociodemográficas e gestacionais maternas e referentes ao bebê, obtidas de protocolo de atendimento de nutrizes (2009-2012). Tais dados foram associados aos passos relacionados a práticas educativas dentre os “Dez Passos”. Realizou-...
Abstract Objective To evaluate the food frequency and nutritional status among students according to participation in the Bolsa Família program funded by the government. Methods Cross-sectional study carried out with students from the fourth grade of elementary school in the municipal capital of the southeastern region of Brazil. Food consumption and anthropometry were investigated by a questionnaire administer...