Banca de DEFESA: JOSELITA DOS SANTOS SILVA

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STUDENT : JOSELITA DOS SANTOS SILVA
DATE: 01/07/2022
TIME: 15:30
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TITLE:

Consumption of fruits, vegetables and ultra-processed foods by quilombola women from State of Alagoas: a population-based study

KEY WORDS:

Food consumption. Fruits. Vegetables. Processed foods. Ethnic Origin and Health. Health Vulnerability

PAGES: 70
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Nutrição
SUMMARY:

The nutritional status of the Brazilian population has been undergoing a transition since the 1980s, a time when infectious-parasitic and deficiency diseases, such as malnutrition, predominated, evolving to a scenario where chronic-degenerative diseases and obesity predominate. In Brazil, obesity has been characterized as an essential public health problem, especially among women in the lower-income social strata. Among several factors, changes in eating habits and lifestyle explain an important part of this change in the nutritional profile of the Brazilian population. This reality is no different in the quilombola population, which has been gradually changing its lifestyle to incorporate the habits of other segments of society, such as the eating pattern. Considering the damage to health resulting from the frequent ingestion of ultra-processed foods (UPA) and the low consumption of fresh or minimally processed foods, as well as the scarcity of studies on the eating habits of quilombola women, this study is justified to subsidize the government and health professionals in the planning of health promotion actions. This dissertation presents a literature review chapter, in which several aspects related to the characterization of the quilombola population and the relationship between food consumption and health are approached, followed by an original study carried out to investigate the consumption of fruits, vegetables, greens (FLV) and PSA by quilombola women in the state of Alagoas, a survey whose data collection was done through home visits, be eligible for the study all women from 19 to 59 years old residing in all homes of 34 quilombola communities chosen from a total of 68 communities in the state. The identification of food intake was performed through a 24-hour recall survey and the calculations of energy and nutrient intake were made with the help of the software Dietpro Clínico 6.1®. The consumption of FLV and PSA was considered the exposure variable. VLF consumption was considered inadequate when below 400g/day. PSA consumption was categorized according to calorie contribution quartiles into quartile 1 (Q1), quartile 2 (Q2), quartile 3 (Q3), and quartile 4 (Q4). The dependent variables were overweight, abdominal obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, high LDL, low HDL, and high triglycerides. Descriptive analyses of the variables were performed, and the association between them was verified using Pearson's χ2 test. The analyses were performed using the Stata® 12.0 program and, in all situations, statistical significance was assumed when p<0.05. A total of 1504 women with a mean age of 37.2 years (±10.9 years) were investigated. The average caloric intake of the quilombola women was 1478.7 calories (±637.1 kcal), and the average percentage contribution of fruits, vegetables, and legumes in total caloric intake was 3.5%. At the same time, that of ultra-processed foods was 16.7%. Most of the women (93.6%) had inadequate intake of fruits, vegetables, and greens; 76.1% consumed PSA. Based on the results obtained there was an association between the consumption of fruits, and vegetables and hypertension, while the consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with overweight and diabetes mellitus. These pathologies are generally associated with inadequate consumption of fruits and vegetables and higher consumption of ultra-processed foods, among other factors. Given the context of the consumption of FLV and PSA by quilombola women in the state of Alagoas, it is necessary to promote effective public policies on nutrition education to rescue healthy eating in this community that lives in social vulnerability.

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Presidente - 3357786 - MONICA LOPES DE ASSUNCAO
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