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Dietary patterns of young adolescents in urban areas of Northeast Brazil / Los patrones dietéticos de los adolescentes jóvenes de las zonas urbanas del noreste de Brasil
Morais, Célia Márcia Medeiros de; Pinheiro, Liana Galvão Bacurau; Lima, Severina Carla Vieira Cunha; Lyra, Clelia Oliveira; Evangelista, Karine Cavalcanti Mauricio de Sena; Pedrosa, Lucia Fatima Campos; Lima, Kenio Costa.
Affiliation
  • Morais, Célia Márcia Medeiros de; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Brazil
  • Pinheiro, Liana Galvão Bacurau; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Department of Nutrition. Brazil
  • Lima, Severina Carla Vieira Cunha; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Department of Nutrition. Brazil
  • Lyra, Clelia Oliveira; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Department of Nutrition. Brazil
  • Evangelista, Karine Cavalcanti Mauricio de Sena; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Department of Nutrition. Brazil
  • Pedrosa, Lucia Fatima Campos; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Department of Nutrition. Brazil
  • Lima, Kenio Costa; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Brazil
Nutr. hosp ; 28(6): 1977-1984, nov.-dic. 2013. tab
Article in English | IBECS | ID: ibc-120406
Responsible library: ES1.1
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ABSTRACT

Background:

Temporal trends in dietary patterns reveal associations between food consumption and increased prevalence of non-communicable chronic disease.

Objectives:

This study characterized dietary patterns in adolescents in urban area located in northeast of Brazil, relating it to the markers of a healthy diet.

Methods:

A cross-sectional study used two 24-hour recalls to assess dietary intake in 430 public school students from Natal-RN, Brazil. Principal component analysis was used to derive dietary patterns according to consumption of food based on weight (grams), energy (Kcal), or fiber (grams). The analysis results yielded 3 distinct principal components 7, 8, and 4 (cumulative variance >70%; factor loadings >0.4). The association between independent variables and the factor scores of all components obtained was determined by the Prevalence Ratio (CI 95%).

Results:

The dietary patterns derived were (1) Pure Traditional Food System, the highly representative pattern in young adolescents and the first component of the analytical models, (2) Combined and Risk Food System; extraction of total food weight and energy revealed markers of unhealthy diets based on high sugar, saturated fat, and salt consumption, and (3) Modified Traditional Food System represented by fiber; pattern 1 was observed within this model too. The associations observed, predominantly from the TFSm pattern, distinguished by sex, age and nutritional status.

Conclusions:

Patterns 1 and 3 are characterized by preserved regional food practices that prevent chronic disease, whereas pattern 2 is characterized by health risks. These inter-sectorial findings should be considered in the development of health care policies for children and adolescents (AU)
RESUMEN

Introducción:

Estudios nacionales de evolución temporal encuentran que la tendencia del consumo alimentario se asocia con aumento de la prevalencia de las enfermedades crónicas.

Objetivos:

Caracterizar los hábitos alimentarios de los adolescentes en un área urbana del Noreste de Brasil, relacionándolos con los marcadores dietéticos saludables.

Métodos:

Estudio transversal con adolescentes (n=430) de las escuelas públicas de Natal-RN, Brasil. El consumo alimentario se evaluó mediante dos recordatorios 24h. La técnica de Análisis de Componentes Principales fue utilizada para derivar patrones dietéticos, de acuerdo con alimentos en gramos (g), la energía en Kcal y la fibra en gramos, lo que resulta, respectivamente, en 3 componentes principales distintos 7, 8 y 4 (varianza acumulada >70%; cargas factoriales >0,4). La asociación entre las variables independientes y los escores de los factores de todos los componentes obtenidos, se determinó por la razón de prevalencia (IC 95%).

Resultados:

Los patrones dietéticos fueron el (1) Sistema Alimentario Tradicional puro representó el primero componente de los modelos; el (2) Sistema Alimentario Combinado y de riesgo reveló marcadores de alimentación no saludables, debido a la alta frecuencia de azucares refinados, grasas saturadas y sal; y el (3) Sistema Alimentario Modificado fue identificado en el modelo de las fibras, el patrón 1 de nuevo fue observado en este patrón. Las asociaciones observadas, en particular del patrón SATm, distinguen por sexo, edad y estado nutricional.

Conclusiones:

Los patrones dietéticos 1 y 3 se caracterizaron por la preservación de las prácticas regionales de alimentos, muy saludables, desde el punto de vista de la prevención de las enfermedades crónicas, mientras que el 2 representó alerta y riesgo para la salud. Los hallazgos pueden subvencionar Políticas de Atención a la Salud para infancia y adolescencia en carácter intersectorial (AU)
Subject(s)

Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health Database: IBECS Main subject: Food Quality / Diet / Feeding Behavior / Food Analysis Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Nutr. hosp Year: 2013 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte/Brazil

Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health Database: IBECS Main subject: Food Quality / Diet / Feeding Behavior / Food Analysis Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Nutr. hosp Year: 2013 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte/Brazil
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