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Percepção de mães quanto aos riscos à saúde de seus filhos em relação ao consumo de aditivos alimentares: o caso dos pré-escolares do Município de Mesquita, RJ / Perception of mothers regarding the health risks of their children in relation to consumption of food additives: the case of pre-schoolchildren in Mosque, RJ
Rio de Janeiro; s.n; 2010. 138 p. tab.
Thesis in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-591570
RESUMO
O consumo de aditivos alimentares está associado a comportamentos e estilos de vida adotados pela sociedade moderna. Diversos estudos têm comprovado algumas reações adversas aos aditivos, notadamente corantes artificiais, como alergias, alterações neurocomportamentais, e carcinogenicidade. Crianças são particularmente vulneráveis,em razão de: a quantidade ingerida ser, em relação ao peso corporal, maior na criança do que no adulto; essas substâncias serem metabolizadas e excretadas de forma ineficazdevido á imaturidade fisiológica da criança; e o fato de crianças não apresentarem capacidade de autocontrole no consumo de alimentos ricos em aditivos. O presente estudo analisa a percepção de riscos de mães de pré-escolares do município de Mesquita, RJ, em relação ao consumo infantil de corantes. Caracteriza-se como estudo quanti-qualitativo, de triangulação metodológica que incluiu: identificação de perigos associados ao consumo de aditivos alimentares, através de revisão sistemática da literatura; caracterização do consumo de aditivos alimentares pelos pré-escolares, por meio de questionário de freqüência alimentar; e análise da percepção de riscos, através de entrevistas semi-estruturadas baseada na teoria cultural da percepção de riscos. Resultados mostraram um consumo elevado de alimentos com corantes por préescolares. Tal fato apresentou relação com a baixa percepção de riscos, por parte das mães, quanto aos efeitos nocivos desses aditivos sobre a saúde de seus filhos...
ABSTRACT
The consumption of food additives is associated with behavior and lifestyles adopted by modern society. Several studies have shown some adverse reactions to additives such as allergies, neurobehavioral changes, and carcinogenicity. Children are particularlyvulnerable due to: the amount ingested being, in relation to body weight, higher in children than in adults; these substances are metabolized and excreted inefficiently due to physiological immaturity of the child; and children don´t have the ability to refraintheir consumption of foods high in additives. This study examines risk perception of preschoolers’ mothers from Mesquita, RJ, in relation to consumption of food additives. The study is characterized as quanti-qualitative, based on methodological triangulation,including: hazard identification associated with consumption of food additives by systematic review of the literature; characterizing the consumption of food colorants bypreschoolers through a food frequency questionnaire; and analysis of risk perception, through semi-structured based on the cultural theory of risk perception. Results showed a high consumption of foods with additives by preschoolers. This fact was related to alow risk perception, on the part of mothers, about the harmful effects of additives on their children’s health. An explanation for this low perception is the fact that most mothers do not read the labels on food products and, when they do, they do not understand the information contained therein. It emphasizes, based on the results of thestudy, the importance of generating public policies that guarantee high-quality of food. It is a matter of citizenship to access information about the product, as well as the adverse health effects caused by substances contained in foods. Accordingly, thelabeling of food should subsidize consumers in choosing the product ensuring food security and nutrition.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Perception / Child, Preschool / Child Welfare / Feeding Behavior / Food Additives Type of study: Etiology study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Child / Child, preschool / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Year: 2010 Type: Thesis

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Perception / Child, Preschool / Child Welfare / Feeding Behavior / Food Additives Type of study: Etiology study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Child / Child, preschool / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Year: 2010 Type: Thesis