[Food and nutrition in primary care in Brazil]. / Alimentación y nutrición en atención primaria en Brasil.

OBJECTIVE: To describe food and nutrition actions in primary health care in Brazil. METHODS: Exploratory review of articles published between 2007 and 2016. Lilacs, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases were consulted. RESULTS: 103 articles were included, mostly published between 2012 and 2016 and developed mainly in the Southeast region of Brazil. The most prevalent research topics were food behaviour or consumption, nutritional status and non-communicable diseases. Most research was led by universities and was focused on diagnosis. Few actions on health promotion, healthy eating, assistance, treatment, integral health care and prevention of diseases related to food and nutrition were found in the review. CONCLUSION: National interest in food and nutrition has increased, however academic production is still far from the actual needs for providing evidence that impacts health status. More research is needed to describe, propose and evaluate programmes and actions. Therefore, it is essential for closer relationships to be forged between universities, managers and health services in order to identify common interests and to develop research that meets the needs of the area and contribute to planning and improving programmes and actions.

Eating disorders and body image satisfaction among brazilian undergraduate nutrition students and dietitians

The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of risk behaviors related to eating disorders and body image satisfaction among Brazilian dietitians and undergraduate Nutrition students. The national representative sample was composed of 427 undergraduate students of Nutrition and 318 dietitians. Data were collected via an online questionnaire. Body image satisfaction was assessed by the Body Shape Questionnaire, and attitudes suggestive of an eating disorder (called positive EAT) were assessed by the Eating Attitudes Test. Adjusted Prevalence Ratios were performed by Poisson’s regression. More than 50.0% of women were dissatisfied with their body image, but severe dissatisfaction was more prevalent among students (26.7% versus 16.0%). There was no difference in the prevalence of positive EAT test between both groups. Students with positive EAT had more chance of body dissatisfaction (PRadj 1.31; 95%CI 1.03-1.66). Dietitians with positive EAT had 35% more chance of being dissatisfied with their body image (PRadj 1.35; 95%IC 1.01-1.80). Undergraduate Nutrition students and dietitians are likely to develop attitudes suggestive of an eating disorder and being dissatisfied with their body image. The susceptibility of developing an eating disorder might have a relation with their professional field(AU)

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a prevalência de comportamentos de risco relacionados com distúrbios alimentares e satisfação com a imagem corporal entre mulheres nutricionistas e estudantes de Nutrição brasileiras. Adotou-se uma amostra representativa nacional, composta por 427 estudantes de Nutrição e 318 nutricionistas. Os dados foram coletados por meio de um questionário on-line. A satisfação com a imagem corporal foi avaliada pelo Body Shape Questionnaire, e as atitudes sugestivas de transtorno alimentar (denominadas EAT positivo) foram avaliadas por meio do Eating Attitudes Test. Razões de Prevalências Ajustadas foram calculadas usando Regressão de Poisson. Mais de 50,0% das mulheres estavam insatisfeitas com sua imagem corporal, mas a insatisfação severa foi mais prevalente entre as estudantes (26,7% versus 16,0%). Não houve diferença na prevalência de EAT positivo entre os grupos. Estudantes com EAT positivo tinham mais chances de ter insatisfação corporal (PRadj 1,31; 95%CI 1,03-1,66). Nutricionistas com EAT positivo tinham 35% mais chances de estarem insatisfeitas com sua imagem corporal (PRadj 1,35; 95%IC 1,01-1,80). Estudantes de Nutrição e nutricionistas tendem a desenvolver atitudes sugestivas de transtornos alimentares e estarem insatisfeitas com sua imagem corporal. Sua susceptibilidade a transtornos alimentares pode ter uma relação com sua área de atuação profissional(AU)